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Where do I send the bill for this operation?  41 | |||
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An implosion at that depth would be a far more preferable death than slowly suffocating. Most of us won't be so lucky to go that quickly. Like smashing an ant on concrete with a sledge hammer. | |||
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Yes, I really can't think of a much worse death than suffocating...in the dark...in a cramped cabin enduring the stench of strangers. | |||
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Debris Field Found During Search For Titanic Submersible: Coast Guard Story by Nina Golgowski • 1h ago A debris field has been discovered during a search for a missing submersible that was carrying five people near the Titanic wreckage, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday. The discovery was made by a remotely operated vehicle searching the area, which is being evaluated by experts within the unified command. That group reportedly consists of the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and OceanGate Expeditions. A press briefing will be held at 3 p.m. EST to discuss the findings from the Horizon Arctic’s remotely operated vehicle, the Coast Guard said. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Link | |||
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The landing frame and rear cover of the missing Titan submersible have been discovered on the ocean floor, according to experts involved in the search, who say it points to the vessel suffering a 'catastrophic implosion' that will have claimed all five of the lives on board. Debris | |||
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BBC 5 will air documentary about Titan submersible @ 7pm in UK tonight. I mean, someone was going to be first, but day’am. | |||
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Compared to all but a few potential outcomes, this is honestly the best one this Thursday morning. It was almost assuredly instantaneous. One only hopes there were no signs that hull failure was even a risk, let alone imminent, that they may have died not only in a blink but with no anxiety or inkling that it was coming. ______________________________________________ “There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too.” | |||
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They would not have felt a thing, and nor aware there was a problem. OceanGate likes to tout how they have sensors around the hull of the craft to detect any impending problems. At these depths, there's no warnings.
So this mapping company is breathlessly holding themselves back, while blaming the Coast Guard for not allowing them to play on the field? Sounds more like a pathetic PR ploy, not to mention they're a mapping/survey company, which means they use side-scan sonar, a VERY laborious and lengthy process. While their equipment is useful, they're coming across as posturing pricks insisting they get involved | |||
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Hey, is that like a stew field? Should I get my mirror? "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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from CNN: "The University of Washington reiterated Wednesday that they were not involved in the design, engineering or testing of the Titan submersible, despite assertions that they were, according to a 2021 court filing by OceanGate. CNN reached out to OceanGate for comment. Separately, Boeing also released a statement saying they were not a partner on the Titan and they did not design or build the submersible, despite a 2021 press release from OceanGate listing the company as a "partner." OceanGate told CNN it was unable to provide additional information about its relationship with Boeing." "An industry leader said OceanGate Expeditions strayed from industry norms by declining a voluntary, rigorous safety review of Titan. “There are 10 submarines in the world that can go 12,000 feet and deeper,” said Will Kohnen of the Marine Technology Society. “All of them are certified except the Oceangate submersible.” It may have been already mentioned, but vessels like this can be weakened by repeated excursions to deep depth. So a vessel could hold up for a number of dives, but then develop a failure point | |||
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This was my assumption. Especially after learning how the craft was constructed, I was pretty sure a breech in the hull ended that trip real quick.
Par for the course. "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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So who actually designed and engineered this thing? Not surprising that U of W and Boeing want to distance themselves as far as possible from the design of this sub. ~Alan Acta Non Verba NRA Life Member (Patron) God, Family, Guns, Country Men will fight and die to protect women... because women protect everything else. ~Andrew Klavan | |||
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Fun fact: the debris field of the sub was discovered by 50-year-old white guys. Go figure. | |||
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U Dub's Applied Physics Lab was apart of the conception and design process. Titanium Fabrication Corp made the titanium hull cylinder. Spencer Composites made/weaved the original carbon fiber hull layers. It's been alleged that either Electroimpact and/or Janicki Industries had made a carbon fiber hull layer replacing the Spencer Composites layer. Boeing's facilities or, employees may have been involved at some point but, no indication the company was involved in design, development or, construction. OceanGate CEO sounds like the type of guy that wants as many big-name brands attached to a project, regardless of their contribution or involvement. | |||
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Could be magma displacement | |||
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The parts of Titan which the Coast Guard believe they've found. “Landing frame” and “rear cover.”  LBC | |||
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It sounds like this is done.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...ea-near-Titanic.html "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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from CNN: OceanGate said Thursday that it believes the passengers of the Titanic-bound submersible have “sadly been lost,” according to a statement from the company. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” the company said in a statement. The debris discovered within the search area of the missing Titanic submersible has been assessed to be from the external body of the sub, according to a memo reviewed by CNN. The search for the crew capsule of the Titan vessel continues, the memo says. The debris was located on the ocean floor, roughly 500 meters (about a third of a mile) off of the bow of the Titanic, and it was found around 8:55 a.m. ET. It was discovered by a remotely operated vehicle that was searching the seafloor, according to the US Coast Guard. | |||
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