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A search and rescue operation is currently underway to locate a submarine that went missing during an expedition to the Titanic.
The U.S. Coast Guard was looking for the submarine Monday morning after it disappeared during the expedition from St. John's, N.L. The infamous 1912 wreck is located more than 600 kilometres southeast of the province in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The trip to the Titanic was being run by OceanGate Expeditions, a U.S.-based company. It uses a five-person submersible named Titan to reach the wreckage 3,800 metres below the surface. OceanGate's website advertises a seven-night voyage to the Titanic for US$250,000 per person, or approximately CA$330,000.
"We are exploring and mobilizing all options to bring the crew back safely," an OceanGate spokesperson said in an email to CTV News. "Our entire focus is on the crewmembers in the submersible and their families."
Those tours are a series of five eight-day missions to the Titanic with the money raised by tourists going towards Titanic research. Posts on social media show the ship launched from the St. John's area last week.
Did they really have 5 people in this?? Or do they have a larger version??
Originally Posted by Mecca:
I'd like to know how they convinced anyone to get on that thing.
Ive wondered that as well 1000x. Surely the billionaire would have investigated the thing. What I read was "you could die" is mentioned 3 or 4 times on the first page of the liability release they had to sign. [Reply]
�� The CEO of OceanGate, which is operating the missing Titanic tourist submarine, explains that the company didn’t want to hire any experienced “50 year old white guys” because they weren’t “inspirational.” pic.twitter.com/7XSYsU8mei
�� The CEO of OceanGate, which is operating the missing Titanic tourist submarine, explains that the company didn’t want to hire any experienced “50 year old white guys” because they weren’t “inspirational.” pic.twitter.com/7XSYsU8mei
"I can't say that we hired the best and the brightest here at OceanGate, but we absolutely hired the coolest and most inspirational people (aka: not qualified). Give us $250K for a ride, and we'll show you what we mean..."
Originally Posted by Shiver Me Timbers:
Ive wondered that as well 1000x. Surely the billionaire would have investigated the thing. What I read was "you could die" is mentioned 3 or 4 times on the first page of the liability release they had to sign.
It sounds like the possibility of death may be higher for a sub trip than sky diving. When I did that (it was AWESOME!), the waiver certainly gives you pause as you sign it. Not only the chance of death but you agree that none of your surviving family members will sue the company for wrongful death. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hydrae:
It sounds like the possibility of death may be higher for a sub trip than sky diving. When I did that (it was AWESOME!), the waiver certainly gives you pause as you sign it. Not only the chance of death but you agree that none of your surviving family members will sue the company for wrongful death.
Originally Posted by Shiver Me Timbers:
Ive wondered that as well 1000x. Surely the billionaire would have investigated the thing. What I read was "you could die" is mentioned 3 or 4 times on the first page of the liability release they had to sign.
Yeah, but if you buy a bucket at Home Depot it has warnings that you might die in it. Warnings of death are so diluted in our society that no one really pays them any heed any more. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiTown:
"I can't say that we hired the best and the brightest here at OceanGate, but we absolutely hired the coolest and most inspirational people (aka: not qualified). Give us $250K for a ride, and we'll show you what we mean..."
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Yeah, but if you buy a bucket at Home Depot it has warnings that you might die in it. Warnings of death are so diluted in our society that no one really pays them any heed any more.
Yeah, but getting into a Home Depot bucket and getting dropped into the Atlantic possess a lot less danger than an OceanGate experience... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rams Fan:
I get wanting younger employees, but to have no one that’s super experienced and using jargon to basically justify cutting costs is stupid.
Yeah, but they’re good with Xbox controllers and stuff. [Reply]
�� The CEO of OceanGate, which is operating the missing Titanic tourist submarine, explains that the company didn’t want to hire any experienced “50 year old white guys” because they weren’t “inspirational.” pic.twitter.com/7XSYsU8mei
Sorry about being stuck at the bottom of the ocean. But hey, at least the toilet has a spectacular view.
I wish to know more about how that ballast was supposed to come off of the skid.
And I have no idea why their marketing materials concentrated so much on the toilet. It seems like it's been played up in every diagram I've seen in this thread. [Reply]
