Iceberg, Dead Ahead! Tourist subarine diving to the Titanic reported missing

[Bill]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/t...sing-rcna90032

Coast Guard searches for 5-person crew aboard submersible that went missing on dive to Titanic wreck
The vessel lost contact with its mother ship an hour and 45 minutes after its dive began Sunday, the Coast Guard said.

[PLRX]

I heard that one in the news first thing this morning. They said the sub is the size of a minivan and carries 4+ of the captain.

Now it will take another 100 years to find this one. No optimism here; those ****ers are dead. I hope their families demand the $50,000 per ticket back.

[slewfoot]

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by PLRX

I heard that one in the news first thing this morning. They said the sub is the size of a minivan and carries 4+ of the captain.

Now it will take another 100 years to find this one. No optimism here; those ****ers are dead. I hope their families demand the $50,000 per ticket back.

I thought it was $250k

[Frankie the Fink]

It was $250K for that millionaire on board to dive down to the wreck, they didn't tell him its another $250K to get back to the surface; he better sell some crypto...

[Rodnok1]

Think it had 72 hrs of reserve air also, suckville regardless. How can they lose something like that.

[PLRX]

Originally Posted by The_Dude

I thought it was $250k

$250K, damn, I heard wrong then. I guess the countless documentaries and the movie weren't enough.

[PLRX]

Originally Posted by Rodnok1

Think it had 72 hrs of reserve air also, suckville regardless. How can they lose something like that.

Water pressure, a malfunction, perhaps an idiot lit a cigarette, the pilot died, or a giant animal down there. That thing is 4 miles below the surface.

[BADRACR1]

The law of averages. Had to happen eventually.

[Vette40th]

Imagine the QA paperwork they are going to review.. Very sad you have to lose your life to find/look at something we already have pic/videos of.. Why risk life for it..

[04 commemorative]

Originally Posted by PLRX

Water pressure, a malfunction, perhaps an idiot lit a cigarette, the pilot died, or a giant animal down there. That thing is 4 miles below the surface.

I heard 2.5 miles below the surface

[Vette40th]

Doesnt take long to die at depth.. In rush of water and you die of over pressure.. If you survive that, you will drown.. Thats the nice way of putting it.

[Mike Mercury]

there's a massive rescue effort being taken.
Who is paying for that ?


one of the occupants is Hamish Harding. He is very active.

Originally Posted by from Wikipee

Harding visited the South Pole a number of times, accompanying Buzz Aldrin in 2016 as he (Buzz) became the oldest person ever to reach the South Pole (age 86).

In 2019, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Harding, along with astronaut Col. Terry Virts, led a team of aviators that captured the Guinness World Record for circumnavigation of the earth via North and South Poles in a Gulfstream G650ER in 46 hours 40 minutes.
On 9-11 July 2019, Harding together with a crew of eight astronauts and aviators broke the world speed record for the fastest circumnavigation via both poles in a Gulfstream G650ER jet.

On 5 March 2021, Harding and Victor Vescovo dived to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench, the Challenger Deep, in a two-man submarine to the lowest point in the world's oceans to a depth of 36,000 ft. Here they set the world record for greatest length covered at full ocean depth, and greatest time spent at full ocean depth.

This 13-hour underwater mission resulted in two Guinness World Records, the longest duration spent at Full Ocean Depth (4 hours 15 mins) and the longest distance traversed at Full Ocean Depth (4.6 km).

Harding flew to space onboard New Shepard, as part of the Blue Origin NS-21 mission, on 4 June 2022. Harding was one of six astronauts to go to space on Blue Origin’s 5th human spaceflight aboard the New Shepard rocket.

[Jughead]

No shortage of stupid rich people.

[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by Rodnok1

Think it had 72 hrs of reserve air also, suckville regardless. How can they lose something like that.

I read 96 hours but at 13,000 feet if the worst happened it imploded like Stacey Abrams sitting on a whoopi cushion.

[Strats-N-Vettes]

They want taxpayers to pay to find the submersible now.

"The United States Navy needs to step up and do everything possible to help locate that submarine as quickly as possible."

[Louie Detroit]

Originally Posted by Jughead

No shortage of stupid rich people.

Probably soon to be 4 less in the supply though.

[Torqaholic]

They were using a video game controller to pilot the thing. Probably the batteries went dead. Not sure what size batteries they use but I do know the people who use them for gaming keep a hefty supply of fresh batteries on hand. Maybe these guys weren't gamers?

[Slo Yelo C5]

Originally Posted by Strats-N-Vettes

They want taxpayers to pay to find the submersible now.

There are two billionaires on the sub.

The military should make their power of attorney sign documents saying all search efforts are billable to the estates.

[Torqaholic]

Originally Posted by Slo Yelo C5

There are two billionaires on the sub.

...

Strange that they'd involve themselves with such an operation when they could have afforded to fund their own expedition. In the image I saw of the launch vessel it appeared to be a rust bucket. Why anyone would think riding that thing out into the ocean was safe boggles the mind. I'd have taken one look at that and noped out hard.