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A CBS article identified this company’s sub as the one involved; https://twitter.com/OceanGateExped
So does the submitted article.
I had no idea that "tourists" visited Titanic. Is this the new thing after Everest became crowded?
https://twitter.com/ActionAviation0 https://www.instagram.com/p/CtmxGHvs1yE/
Not 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?
Regardless, for a sub like this to just go missing, likely means something catastrophic happened. At those pressures, the individuals likely died instantly and felt no pain.
I 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. Cached Link: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bwPF96...
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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. Cached Link: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bwPF96...
The article mentions $250k/person
I 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. Cached Link: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bwPF96...
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Not 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?
If they experienced an emergency underwater and were not able to surface, I'd fear for the absolute worst.
People can survive in sunken submarines long enough to be rescued, but those are typically large submarines with multiple rooms that they can seal themselves off in. I doubt a tourist submarine, or really any submarine going to this depth, has multiple compartments. Many military submarines have a test depth of around ~1,500ft or less & a crush depth of around ~2,500ft or less. Titanic sits at 12,500ft. It takes specialized subs to get to this depth, and they're typically very small, one cramped compartment, vessels.
Even if they sank but did not suffer a leak, it's unlikely there would an air supply long enough to support a rescue.
If they sank, a rescue seems very unlikely. Nonetheless, I hope for the best.