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Statement from Capt. Hamish Harding's family and Action Aviation company recently posted on their website.
Funny you should ask...
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Elon Musk breaks silence on Titanic submarine that reportedly used Starlink internet
The sub disappeared on Monday, sparking a search for the vessel before it runs out of oxygenwww.independent.co.uk
Why would the CEO get in a jimmy-rigged vessel?The CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, Stockton Rush, is on board the missing submersible that vanished during a mission to explore the wreckage of the Titanic, the company said Tuesday.![]()
Highlights from Day One as the search for the missing Titanic submersible continues
Coverage on this live blog has ended. Please click here for the latest updates.www.nbcnews.com
There's just 41 hours of oxygen supply left on the missing vessel, which is carrying five people, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Tuesday as the search for the Titan submersible continues.
The submersible is part of an OceanGate Expeditions tour that offers passengers a once-in-a-lifetime experience to explore the Titanic wreckage. It went missing Sunday after losing contact with the research vessel Polar Prince...
I think the idea is that the "cabin" is normal pressure and oxygen.... assuming it is functioning. Also I have been wondering if they are in complete darkness...they need the heater working too because it is seriously cold down there...and they discourage food and drink because of the limited waste facilities. It seems like torture if they are still alive and they are all smart so they would know how bad it is IMO.Question : If they're found alive (& I hope so !), wouldn't they need to decompress on the way up so as not to get the 'bends' ?
They are in a submersible and not scuba diving, so as long as they're o.k., they could be raised as swiftly as possible ?
Absolutely mind blowing.Based on the fact they were using a game controller to pilot the submersible, I would not hold my breath that there was a black box onboard.
Not a dumb question!
JMO
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I'm not sure I understand this statement from 10 Downing Street. Why are they waiting to be asked to provide help in the search, especially since they are the host nation of NATO's submarine rescue capacity. There are at least three reported British citizens on the missing sub, and they need to be asked to offer assistance?
Hamish Harding - British citizen
Shahzada Dawood - British citizen
Sulaiman Dawood - British citizen
I don't get it. If the UK has NATO-approved submarine rescue capacity, what are they waiting for?
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If the cabin wasn't pressurized at that depth, they'd be dead. If the people were recovered alive, they might need a hyperbaric decompression chamber for hypothermia, not the bends.I think the idea is that the "cabin" is normal pressure and oxygen.... assuming it is functioning. Also I have been wondering if they are in complete darkness...they need the heater working too because it is seriously cold down there...and they discourage food and drink because of the limited waste facilities. It seems like torture if they are still alive and they are all smart so they would know how bad it is IMO.
1. no- the CEO trusts his technologyWhy would the CEO get in a jimmy-rigged vessel?
Sounds like a wise man.Ditto x2 on the hard no. Gotta count in imstilla.grandpa too. When I went out there to his garage yesterday and told him about this. He said well, I can’t tell y’all what he said. After 48 years, I’ve learned just to walk away and not get him started. He can stay out there and talk to the walls about how we had no business down there in the first place. Again, again and again…
Point Loma in San Diego also has a submarine you can tour.Seawolf park in Galveston has a mounted WWII sub that you can go through. It was so tight that I could only stay about 2 minutes and had to "run" out. I couldn't breath. I just can't imagine being trapped in such a situation.
You bring up a good point. I never even thought about the lack of water or food onboard. Start to finish this dive was supposed to be approx. eight hour dive, so I doubt they brought along many supplies.
JMO
we just have no idea what went wrong or how bad it is...all systems? just communication? it is like a bad Star Trek episode and I do not mean to make light of the human misery. Usually with equipment (tranportation, nuclear, etc.) there is a strict maintenance and maintenance check schedule. Wonder if they had one?If the cabin wasn't pressurized at that depth, they'd be dead. If the people were recovered alive, they might need a hyperbaric decompression chamber for hypothermia, not the bends.
I think when we hear playstation/xbox controller, then our brains maybe equate that with 'toy' and that makes it sound ridiculous and low tech? But I think the technology in it is the same as what you'd use if you were designing your own controller, so why spend a million on designing something you can buy for $50? It's very unlikely imho that this is the part that's gone wrong. They have backups, so I don't think the batteries in all of them failed at the same time.The BBC Breakfast guest described the journey as "very relaxing, very comfortable" and even fell asleep on the way down to see the wreckage. "It couldn't be lower tech, you just drop down for 2 and half hours," Mike explained. "The ship is propelled by very tiny motors that look like a fan you would have on your desk and it is steered by an X-box joystick from a game system.
The more I read about this, the more of a batshit tin pot idea it sounds.