Off Topic Titanic submersible goes missing

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dennisboothstash said:
Sadly it doesn’t look like they’ll be saved, and maybe not even recovered.
RIP
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Unfortunately I think that was inevitable after the first 24 hours. It was only ever going to be in 3 locations;
- Bobbing around on the sea surface - easier for sonar to find
- Trapped on the sea bed somewhere - which could only be at the Titanic wreckage and therefore a reasonably small search area
- In lots of little pieces - yeah...
 
TIGERSCAVE said:
If its a field of debris, does that imply that the capsule has exposed under pressure as was indicated it might not have been able to actually go to such depths...
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This isn't its first outing, so it certainly was capable. The problem is, it wasn't regulated so there's no confidence it could repeatedly do that.

To be fair, a leak and subsequent implosion is probably the second best outcome. It would have been over within seconds,
 
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Confirmation that they have found some debris from the submersible so looks like it’s broken up. Landing frame and rear hatch
 
Very sad....But lets be fair. it looked a bit Heath Robinson. Look something a mad neighbour might put together as a retirement project.
Some 'expert' on Sky News saying that tougher legislation needs to be brought on board. A bit too late for that, and as it occurred in International waters, how do you police it?
 
The B&S Fanclub said:
Very sad....But lets be fair. it looked a bit Heath Robinson. Look something a mad neighbour might put together as a retirement project.
Some 'expert' on Sky News saying that tougher legislation needs to be brought on board. A bit too late for that, and as it occurred in International waters, how do you police it?
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Well, maybe you don't police it. There'll always be folk who want to do unlicensed, unregulated, dangerous, crazy things in the name of adventure, discovery, etc. Not sure I'd want to see all that stopped even if it were possible.
 
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eimaj said:
This isn't its first outing, so it certainly was capable. The problem is, it wasn't regulated so there's no confidence it could repeatedly do that.

To be fair, a leak and subsequent implosion is probably the second best outcome. It would have been over within seconds,
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They probably died days ago. The loss of pressure and subsequent implosion would’ve turned the passengers into human soup like some grisly Final Destination scene. As bad as that sounds, it was probably a quick death and a far better fate than drowning to death.

Google the Byford Dolphin accident for an idea of what probably happened. Be warned though if you have a weak stomach.
 
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Kalman said:
They probably died days ago. The loss of pressure and subsequent implosion would’ve turned the passengers into human soup like some grisly Final Destination scene. As bad as that sounds, it was probably a quick death and a far better fate than drowning to death.

Google the Byford Dolphin accident for an idea of what probably happened. Be warned though if you have a weak stomach.
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I suspect it happened around the time they lost contact on Sunday. Debris field was found near to their last known location and no implosion was picked up by the sonobuoys during the search.
 
Kalman said:
They probably died days ago. The loss of pressure and subsequent implosion would’ve turned the passengers into human soup like some grisly Final Destination scene. As bad as that sounds, it was probably a quick death and a far better fate than drowning to death.

Google the Byford Dolphin accident for an idea of what probably happened. Be warned though if you have a weak stomach.
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That was 9 atmospheres to 1 in less than a second. This one would be 1 atmosphere to 380 in milliseconds, extreme.
 
highpeak tiger said:
That was 9 atmospheres to 1 in less than a second. This one would be 1 atmosphere to 380 in milliseconds, extreme.
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Yeah, Bylford Dolphin was the reverse of what happened with this submarine but the same outcome. Rapid changes in pressure of this scale is a gruesome but quick death. The people in the sub probably didn’t even know there was anything wrong before they died. Like being shot in the back of the head with no warning. No pain and no panic.
 
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