Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
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Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
#2Not a lot of information about this one. Does the Coast Guard have a submersible of their own that they could use to recover, even if they were able to find them?
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#3A CBS article identified this company’s sub as the one involved;
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Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
#5I had no idea that "tourists" visited Titanic. Is this the new thing after Everest became crowded?
Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
#6Not a lot of information about this one. Does the Coast Guard have a submersible of their own that they could use to recover, even if they were able to find them?
Not the Coast Guard, but maybe the Navy? Provided they can (a) find it and (b) dock with it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_rescue)
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#7A CBS article identified this company’s sub as the one involved; https://twitter.com/OceanGateExped
So does the submitted article.
Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
#8A CBS article identified this company’s sub as the one involved; https://twitter.com/OceanGateExped
Fascinating theyre relying on starlink for operations. I heard starlink was fairly unreliable from folks who have it in remote areas.
Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
#9Not a lot of information about this one. Does the Coast Guard have a submersible of their own that they could use to recover, even if they were able to find them?
Not the Coast Guard, but maybe the Navy? Provided they can (a) find it and (b) dock with it ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_rescue )
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Re: Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way
#10I had no idea that "tourists" visited Titanic. Is this the new thing after Everest became crowded?
Costs about $250k per person - https://oceangateexpeditions.com/tour/titanic-expedition/ (Site looks to be down at the moment, probably overloaded due to people searching after this news). I don't think it's particularly crowded, but certainly could become one day in theory.
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