Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search

[HalcyonDaze]

Titanic tourist sub photos show wreckage being brought ashore

Pieces of the submersible are seen for the first time after being recovered from the Atlantic.

www.bbc.com

So far we have visual confirmation on what appears to be the nose cone/hatch (with viewport missing), the two titanium rings, the rear systems bay, at least part of the landing skids, and a section of the outer casing. There were also three large bags of other wreckage, presumably smaller pieces. The rear titanium cap was not shown.

 

[Dan]

Titanic tourist sub photos show wreckage being brought ashore

Pieces of the submersible are seen for the first time after being recovered from the Atlantic.

www.bbc.com

So far we have visual confirmation on what appears to be the nose cone/hatch (with viewport missing), the two titanium rings, the rear systems bay, at least part of the landing skids, and a section of the outer casing. There were also three large bags of other wreckage, presumably smaller pieces. The rear titanium cap was not shown.

There was a post discussing about the viewport being not rated to 4000m depth, which is a potential source of implosion too.

 

[HalcyonDaze]

There was a post discussing about the viewport being not rated to 4000m depth, which is a potential source of implosion too.

Yes, but I wonder if it could also have become unseated/shattered during the implosion. Not sure if we'd expect to see any deformation in the titanium around it if that was the initial failure point. The absence of any large pieces of the carbon fiber hull section might indicate that whether or not that was the failure point, it was reduced to pieces. Frankly I'd think the top three candidates are fatigue in the carbon fiber hull, a failure in one of the bonds between a titanium ring and the carbon fiber hull, and the viewport.

This interview is just full of nope for me ... oh, so that crackling noise is just weaker carbon fibers in the hull breaking under water pressure? I would have noped right the hell out after hearing that explanation.

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush talks Titan sub's design, carbon fiber hull, safety and more in 2022 interviews

"Sunday Morning" correspondent David Pogue talked in Summer 2022 with the man behind the creation of the submersible that catastrophically imploded, killing five, during a June 2023 dive to the wreck of the Titanic.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[broncobowsher]

Those are the 3 same general failure points I would expect as well. I would figure that a failure of the viewport would have left more of a mark on the dome. But I am no expert and have only seen the dome on TV, at a distance with no detail. For the window to pop out from a shockwave would not surprise me either.

 

[Whitrzac]

The viewport would have been blown out if the hull failed. It was made to withstand external pressure, not internal

 

[makar0n]

Yes, but I wonder if it could also have become unseated/shattered during the implosion. Not sure if we'd expect to see any deformation in the titanium around it if that was the initial failure point. The absence of any large pieces of the carbon fiber hull section might indicate that whether or not that was the failure point, it was reduced to pieces. Frankly I'd think the top three candidates are fatigue in the carbon fiber hull, a failure in one of the bonds between a titanium ring and the carbon fiber hull, and the viewport.

This interview is just full of nope for me ... oh, so that crackling noise is just weaker carbon fibers in the hull breaking under water pressure? I would have noped right the hell out after hearing that explanation.

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush talks Titan sub's design, carbon fiber hull, safety and more in 2022 interviews

"Sunday Morning" correspondent David Pogue talked in Summer 2022 with the man behind the creation of the submersible that catastrophically imploded, killing five, during a June 2023 dive to the wreck of the Titanic.

www.cbsnews.com

He laughs a lot. Like either a madman or somebody hiding something. And his recipe for any issues is "we will just surface". I suppose nobody told him teleportation is not a thing yet. Plus the whole "we are explorers, adventurers, scientist, mission specialist" - sure, you are just bunch of rich people, going down to a graveyard to see dead rich people. And as it turns out, join them too.

POGUE: How dangerous is it?

RUSH: I don't think it's very dangerous.

A classic "Hold my beer"™ moment.

RUSH: The key thing we've done with the pressure vessel is, it's made of carbon fiber.

Carbon fiber is a great material. It's better than titanium. It's better than a lot of other materials.

 

[Hoyden]

... sure, you are just bunch of rich people, going down to a graveyard to see dead rich people. And as it turns out, join them too.

So, it was rich people going down to a graveyard to see dead poor people. The rich survival rate (first class) was 62% (rich women - 97%). Only 25% of third class passengers survived. Interestingly, second class male passengers had the lowest suvival rate at only 8%.

 

[chillyinCanada]

 

[O-ring]

He laughs a lot. Like either a madman or somebody hiding something. And his recipe for any issues is "we will just surface". I suppose nobody told him teleportation is not a thing yet. Plus the whole "we are explorers, adventurers, scientist, mission specialist" - sure, you are just bunch of rich people, going down to a graveyard to see dead rich people. And as it turns out, join them too.




A classic "Hold my beer"™ moment.

I can't believe you like money too. We should hang out.

 

[chillyinCanada]

I've now read a report and then the video above, have said that the Titan's last communication with the surface was telling them that there was a problem (?) and that they were surfacing . . .