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"There are now 12 hours of oxygen left in the missing Titan submersible as rescue efforts continue for the five passengers. 
A Canadian aircraft searching for the sub in the Atlantic Ocean detected intermittent “banging” noises from the vicinity of its last known location, the US Coast Guard said.
Crew searching for the missing sub heard banging sounds every 30 minutes on Tuesday and again four hours later on Wednesday after additional sonar devices were deployed.
However, the US Coast Guard clarified that they “don’t know the source of the noise”.
Aboard the Titan is CEO and founder of OceanGate Expeditions Stockton Rush, British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood.
Mr Dawood’s sister, Sabrina Dawood told Sky News that the Dawood family is solely focused on the rescue of her brother and nephew and hope for their safe return.
The watercraft submerged on Sunday morning from its support vessel to travel to the Titanic wreckage which sits at a depth of 12,500ft. About an hour and 45 minutes later, the Titan lost contact with its surface ship, the Polar Prince.
The Titan is equipped with a four-day emergency oxygen supply."
“It is impossible not to make the connection between the fateful voyage of the Titanic and another, more than a century later, which took five intrepid souls to view its watery wreckage.
Whether the Titan is missing because of deficiencies in design and construction or because of mistakes made by its operator – Rush – may be lost to history if the submersible is never found. The lesson of the Titanic, however, is that it can be both.”
Skylar Baker-Jordan writes: Whether sailing across the vast ocean or diving beneath its depths, human life and safety must always come before corporate profit and pride.
A Canadian aircraft searching for the sub in the Atlantic Ocean detected intermittent “banging” noises from the vicinity of its last known location, the US Coast Guard said.
Crew searching for the missing sub heard banging sounds every 30 minutes on Tuesday and again four hours later on Wednesday after additional sonar devices were deployed.
However, the US Coast Guard clarified that they “don’t know the source of the noise”.
Aboard the Titan is CEO and founder of OceanGate Expeditions Stockton Rush, British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood.
Mr Dawood’s sister, Sabrina Dawood told Sky News that the Dawood family is solely focused on the rescue of her brother and nephew and hope for their safe return.
The watercraft submerged on Sunday morning from its support vessel to travel to the Titanic wreckage which sits at a depth of 12,500ft. About an hour and 45 minutes later, the Titan lost contact with its surface ship, the Polar Prince.
The Titan is equipped with a four-day emergency oxygen supply."
“It is impossible not to make the connection between the fateful voyage of the Titanic and another, more than a century later, which took five intrepid souls to view its watery wreckage.
Whether the Titan is missing because of deficiencies in design and construction or because of mistakes made by its operator – Rush – may be lost to history if the submersible is never found. The lesson of the Titanic, however, is that it can be both.”
Skylar Baker-Jordan writes: Whether sailing across the vast ocean or diving beneath its depths, human life and safety must always come before corporate profit and pride.
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10,000 they are saved..
1,000 its found.. |
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it'll be found, just too late
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Wouldn't back 10,000, poor barstewards.
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I think so 2, pandy
think Shafty has made mistake with the found odds.. |
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if its lost its mobilty which is likely...it will be carried by the current to anywhere..they are already searching an area the size of wales.
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why oh why would a billionaire want to go 2.5 mile underwater to view a shipwreck in a basic submersible beggars utter belief.
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Sure, Shafty, sometimes it's easy to forget or comprehend the VASTNESS of such a treacherous place..
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As an ex submariner, I feel for them - they took some big risks, but keeping my fingers crossed for them, since i'm not a praying type.
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Hope they are found but this is only about 22ft & around 9/10tonnes,
not very big. |
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Indeed. And once the time of any possible survival is passed, the operation is likely to wind down from half-assed to non-existent..
Shafty's found odds may actually have been on the skinny side  |
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praying only has one upside..
keeps ya palms warm. |
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Dr Ledez explained some of the factors at play for those onboard the missing Titan sub.
He says surviving after oxygen runs out will depend on a person's metabolism and some may survive longer than others. "It’s not like switching off a light, it’s like climbing a mountain," he said. "They're going to do everything they can to reduce their oxygen consumption, they're going to rest, they're going to try to be as relaxed and calm as possible because they know that too much activity will cause more metabolism - creating more carbon dioxide." Dr Ledez also says "hypothermia could be their friend". "There is a possibility if they cool down enough and lose consciousness they could live through it... The heart beat can be really slow when cold," he said. "Could they go on a week after the limits? I doubt it. But some may survive longer than others." |
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Odds on the sub being found?
ProSniper ProSniper21 Jun 23 23:17Joined: 08 May 14 | Topic/replies: 8,311 | Blogger: ProSniper's blog Yer can have odds against with me. |
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ive prayed all night...any news?
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you think they might of turned on each other? I mean less people breathing means more oxygen for whos left.
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ceo strangled ?
nap |
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thats what i mean the less the longer.
imagine all the **** and piss in there now. |
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5 super-rich people seeking thrills. Not much sympathy I'm afraid.
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The oceanographer who first discovered the wreck also later discovered the Bismarck and refuses to say where it is because he considers the gross commercialization of the Titanic to be akin to grave robbing.
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Link below to documentary about diver lost at the bottom of the North Sea with 5mins air supply, terrific harrowing watch
https://www.chrislemons.co.uk/last-breath |
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5 super-rich people seeking thrills. Not much sympathy I'm afraid....For Gods sake salmon that is probably the most tasteless comment i have ever seen on here and that is saying something.
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If you've seen nothing more tasteless on here acey you must be blind.
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Acey - I've seen far worse . Sadly can't be unseen now
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I wonder if their names were on branson’s space fail, but cheered themsens up with a go on the Titan fart tin?
I keep seeing it described as ‘exploration’. It ain’t, it’s tourism. The Titanic was discovered and mapped many times now, even had stuff brought up. Reminds me of Ranulp Fiennes when he gets stranded doing some pointless venture and requires saving. |
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https://www.channel5.com/show/live-the-titanic-sub-lost-at-sea
Not wasting any time here. |
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I'm not qualified to give opinions on submersible craft (it's not a submarine) but i can on carbon fibres and pressure in aerospace. A few of us in the office have been following this tragedy and discussing the craft itself.
It's not certified and actually quite crudely designed with minimal safety features. It needs a mother ship and can only be opened externally. Minimal power. No heating. The size of a small camping caravan with cramped conditions. No verbal communication with the outside world. Carbon fibre filament technology is common in many industries (including sea craft) and not really an issue, but sea-pressure at 4000 metres approaches 6000 PSI (almost 2.6 tons). Add to that the reported 200 dives (apparently) and over time, salt water and expansion/contraction may have created a fissure in the lay-up, possibly impacting the electrical system, and as a consequence, lost power. I'm not suggesting this is the cause, simply a possibility, and it's not as though this craft has been designed/manufactured by an experienced company aka Airbus/Boeing in the aircraft industry and gone through a lengthy qualification and certification process. Going back in time, even Boeing had technical issues with the Dreamliner that uses similar CF technology. I agree with Rico and doubt it will ever be found. Think Malaysian Airlines flight 370 in 2014, not such a different scenario. I hope i'm wrong. |
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previous trip - sub was 500 yds from titanic , but took 3 hours to find it
visability is bad or controls useless |
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Saw a documentary a while back, they operate it with a games console joystick and it went wrong when they reached the wreck.
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andrew...That is very interesting.
As I suspected, those using the craft must have had their brains removed. I wonder if the owner of the craft checks it / has it checked between dives for signs of fissures? From your knowledge, would potential fissures be detectable, even more so if not visible to the naked eye but using some kind of specialist kit? |
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My feeling from the start was that would be a Search and Recovery mission at some point.
Just based on previous underwater rescue “attempts”. But these guys are straight up explorers from the old days so they’ll take it like men and I’m sure when the wills are announced the families will be happy. |
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001db8h
20 min documentary was on bbc a while back, how they operate the sub i found scary. |
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The Knight
From your knowledge, would potential fissures be detectable, even more so if not visible to the naked eye but using some kind of specialist kit? No way with the naked eye. I'm not privy to any information relating to manufacture of the 'tube' part, and CF technology is a generic term covering so many different materials/processes, but assuming a laminated lay-up (as assumed) you would need specialist equipment to inspect it, and there could be a core. |
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It’s the economics that damns the thing.
2m spheres of titanium are proven and regulated for those types of depths….but you’d not get 5 paying tourists in one. Ergo they make it viable by creating disclaimers where each person signs their life away on payment and if they get lucky they return. |
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did anyone see the video floating about of the CEO Stockton Rush saying he didnt want to hire 50 year old white guys, and instead wanted a team who were younger and more inspirational.
what a faulty way of thinking |
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Well as I said,to acey's horror,not much sympathy. Not to say I hope they die but I will be unmoved either way tbh. There are people dying all over the world who have not chosen to put themselves in hazardous conditions and in this case apparently for no scientific benefit.
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the fact they are super-rich grates with resentful miserablist fishface. distasteful small-minded and entirely predictable
no more mountain-climbing? its expensive. sailing likewise. motor bike tt? 100% death rate. cave diving, whitewater rafting, scuba diving, hang gliding, free soloing. no sympathy for them they can all die, especially those that that spend a few quid |
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I love you too mitolo
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are you 2 celebrating pride month?
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That’s not correct mitolo
The company that cobbles together other company’s tech in this Titan also build another smaller sub that is cleared to dive to greater pressures. This is a business venture, selling ghoulish voyeurism to rich folk who feel entitled. They arn’t pushing the boundaries of discovery. |