Titanic tourist sub goes missing in Atlantic Ocean, June 2023

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tarabull said:
They don't know how many people are on board?!?!?!?!?

www.nytimes.com

Missing Submersible: Vessel Disappears During Dive to the Titanic Wreck Site (Published 2023)

Five people were in the submersible, which lost contact with a surface vessel on Sunday morning, the Coast Guard said. A search and rescue mission is underway in the North Atlantic.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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I had read one article stating 8 passengers but the link about the Titan says it seats 5. If it had more on board than allowed could be the problem. Just speculating, not fact.
 
You couldn't pay me to go down there in that sub. !
Hope they find the missing people soon, an accident at that depth would be close to catastrophic.
I enjoy swimming and free diving in pools, lakes, and the ocean, and even at a depth of less than 20 feet, you can feel the pressure on your body and lungs.
Imagine a breach happening at the depth of more than two miles.
Ugh. :eek:
 
Erutan said:
You couldn't pay me to go down there in that sub. !
Hope they find the missing people soon, an accident at that depth would be close to catastrophic.
I enjoy swimming and free diving in pools, lakes, and the ocean, and even at a depth of less than 20 feet, you can feel the pressure on your body and lungs.
Imagine a breach happening at the depth of more than two miles.
Ugh. :eek:
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Yeah, I strongly suspect if they find it, they're going to find there was catastrophic failure, and they're going to find evidence of explosive decompression. Incredibly unpleasant, but in its favour, at that depth, a very quick death.

MOO
 
tarabull said:
Anyone having any luck with this (^) ???

(I don't see US Coast Guard C-130 but I don't know to utilize search feature)
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Here is their twitter account. They give the names of the rescue vessels. I''ve been able to find the vessels via the search bar in the upper right (edit) corner

MarineTraffic
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3 tugs seem headed to site of Titanic wreck, where a small submersible that takes paying tourists to view wreck has gone missing AIS shows 3 tugs left port St Johns, listing destination as Titanic wreck site & SAR. 3 vessels are Polar Prince, Kopit Hobson 1752, Horizon Arctic
 
iamshadow21 said:
Yeah, I strongly suspect if they find it, they're going to find there was catastrophic failure, and they're going to find evidence of explosive decompression. Incredibly unpleasant, but in its favour, at that depth, a very quick death.

MOO
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Me too. I think that’s the most likely scenario here by far.
 
Sorry, I messed up above, it's a different website associated with that twitter account.

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BetteDavisEyes said:
www.nbcnews.com

Coast Guard searches for missing vessel visiting Titanic wreck with 5 people on board

The vessel lost contact with its mother ship an hour and 45 minutes after its dive began Sunday, the Coast Guard said.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for a missing tourist submarine that disappeared on Sunday after it went to explore the wreck of the Titanic, the agency told NBC Boston. It is not yet known how many people were on the craft when it disappeared.

OceanGate Expeditions, a private company that charters trips to explore the Titanic wreckage, said it was working with numerous government agencies to aid in the rescue of its crew.

"Our entire focus is on the crew members in the submersible and their families, we are deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to reestablish contact with the submersible," the company said in a statement.

The submarine was part of an OceanGate tour to explore the iconic Titanic wreckage, located 900 nautical miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. But it failed to return on Sunday...
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Okay.....
#1. How is it not known how many people were on the craft when it disappeared? Wouldn't the company keep a log of that sort of thing?

#2. Is it possible it was only employess and no paying customers who were on board as the company said "Our entie focus is on the crew members in the submersible and their families."
 
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LaborDayRN said:
Okay.....
#1. How is it not known how many people were on the craft when it disappeared? Wouldn't the company keep a log of that sort of thing?

#2. Is it possible it was only employess , and no paying customers who were on board as the company said "Our entie focus is on the crew members in the submersible and their families."
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I don't think so. The British guy described himself as a "mission specialist", so I think crew members includes people who have paid to go on board.
 
LaborDayRN said:
Okay.....
#1. How is it not known how many people were on the craft when it disappeared? Wouldn't the company keep a log of that sort of thing?

#2. Is it possible it was only employess and no paying customers who were on board as the company said "Our entie focus is on the crew members in the submersible and their families."
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When I read that I thought, what about the passengers, don't you care about them? but now that you mention it, maybe only crew members were on the submersible
 
tarabull said:
Anyone having any luck with this (^) ???
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Yes, although I can't link to the coordinates, the ones at the right of the image are close to those of the wreck of the Titanic, given here in Wikimedia's GeoHack (MarineTraffic is listed there)
GeoHack - Titanic
titan.gif
 
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...The exact number of people missing remains unclear but the submarines carry up to five people at a time. There has been no contact with the vessel for more than seven hours.

www.independent.co.uk

OceanGate CEO’s chilling words revealed as Titan sub company shuts down

Debris from the imploded Titan submersible was recovered from the ocean floor last week
www.independent.co.uk www.independent.co.uk
 
Gardenista said:
Here is their twitter account. They give the names of the rescue vessels. I''ve been able to find the vessels via the search bar in the upper right (edit) corner

MarineTraffic
@MarineTraffic
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3 tugs seem headed to site of Titanic wreck, where a small submersible that takes paying tourists to view wreck has gone missing AIS shows 3 tugs left port St Johns, listing destination as Titanic wreck site & SAR. 3 vessels are Polar Prince, Kopit Hobson 1752, Horizon Arctic
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I found the Kopit Hudson and tthe Horizon Arctic on the shiptracker.live map
 
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