Bostongirl
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I hear you all. Thanks for some context.Yes and the miners in Chile. That was huge.
I hear you all. Thanks for some context.Yes and the miners in Chile. That was huge.
I was just thinking of that, and many others. Somerton man Beaumont children, the little boy lost and others too numerous to mention.And we had our own mining rescue here in Australia that everyone of my age, at least would know, in Beaconsfield. One killed in the initial collapse, but two successfully rescued.
I don’t know if I agree with that. I mean clearly these people wanted to create something that worked. And they had to ensure that it worked very efficiently and safely otherwise they’d be wasting all the time and effort.Sounds like an excuse to justify bypassing basic standards.
”We are smarter than everyone else so…”
Sunday, June 18:According to this timeline from CNN, OceanGate Expeditions notified authorities that the vessel was missing 25 minutes after it was originally scheduled to resurface.
They may have let a preprogrammed trip run it's course even tho they couldn't communicate. Maybe they were sending commands to the sub not knowing if the sub received them? Hoping they would surface when the ride was over? They could have known something went wrong but waiting to confirm? The timeline is odd.According to this timeline from CNN, OceanGate Expeditions notified authorities that the vessel was missing 25 minutes after it was originally scheduled to resurface.
I did a tour of a navy submarine that was docked in California many years ago, and it was very uncomfortable and I was feeling extremley claustrophobic as we walked through it. The doorways to walk through as you moved from section to section (bent over, etc.) and the area with the bunk beds so small and tightly squeezed together, etc. You couldn't even stand up straight in any of these areas.I once visited a museum that featured a real submarine you could go inside. I felt uncomfortable being inside, even above water. And I was inside by myself, just imagining what it would be like to be in close proximity to other passengers.
I don’t know how it works but don’t they rely on the ship above to get back up?They gave it time to come to the surface, then reported it when it was a no show.
IMO, that may be because it had lost communication and/or got lost during past excursions. Then, came to the surface.
It may have been a reasonable choice given the history. IMO
I did a tour of a navy submarine that was docked in California many years ago, and it was very uncomfortable and I was feeling extremley claustrophobic as we walked through it. The doorways to walk through as you moved from section to section (bent over, etc.) and the area with the bunk beds so small and tightly squeezed together, etc. You couldn't even stand up straight in any of these areas.
I couldn't imagine livng in a submarine and being deployed for months at a time as our submarine veterans did in WWII.
And now!I did a tour of a navy submarine that was docked in California many years ago, and it was very uncomfortable and I was feeling extremley claustrophobic as we walked through it. The doorways to walk through as you moved from section to section (bent over, etc.) and the area with the bunk beds so small and tightly squeezed together, etc. You couldn't even stand up straight in any of these areas.
I couldn't imagine livng in a submarine and being deployed for months at a time as our submarine veterans did in WWII.
Isn’t it supposed to always be in contact? Several hours is problematic, it seems.To give it time to reach the surface probably.
How could the company know when NO ONE knew?
And to think the miraculous cave rescue took 18 days.The kids in the cave in Thailand, was it? None of them was wealthy.
MOO
^^^^^^EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS ARTICLE^^^^^^"A former employee of OceanGate, the company whose submersible is now missing after diving towards the wreckage of the Titanic, warned in 2018 that the sub's safety could be compromised by poor "quality control and safety" protocols that "paying passengers would not be aware" of, according to a lawsuit."
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Missing Titanic sub maker OceanGate faced allegations about hull safety as early as 2018
In a 2018 lawsuit, an ex-employee said he warned OceanGate about a lack of testing and was fired for raising concerns, claiming paying customers were left in the dark.www.insider.com
As humans, we often do everything possible to save one another. Regardless of cost or risks taken. Especially when it comes to dangerous things like water voyages.Will OceanGate refund the cost of all the search and rescue operations? I think they should, JMO
It gratifies me that some many nations and agencies are trying to help.![]()
Missing Titanic submersible live updates: Texts show OceanGate CEO dismissed concerns
Live updates on the search for the missing Titanic tourist submersible.abcnews.go.com
At the request of French President Emmanuel Macron, a French ship named Atalante is diverting to the area of the missing submissive and should reach the area Wednesday night.
The ship has an exploration robot that can dive up to 4,000 meters, according to a spokesman for France's Ifremer Institute.