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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 jettio:
So, did you qualify as ship's diver or did you take up diving later?
I was ship's diver, but have not done a lot since.
Ship's diver. It was awesome, I knew where I'd be during maneuvering watches... And I've spent more than a little time in ballast tanks (that was always fun!) :-)
Coming out of Groton on February mornings sort of sucked (was on the Billfish then), but once we moved to Charleston life was awesome. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC Dan:
I served on 688's and SSBN's but also on Submarine NR-1 (Rickover's baby -Nuclear Research 1) which went well beyond those depths. It had viewing ports, manipulator arm, Tines and basket. A million times different from a fast attack or boomer sub. Interesting, scary and exciting all wrapped up in a 135 ft, tiny reactor, four thrusters, a 12 person underway crew submarine with alcohol filled wheels...
Originally Posted by jettio:
Wow, you have to be top notch to serve on NR-1. I actually was wondering if it could be used to help in this situation, but considering that the implosion was picked up on Sunday, I was suppose US Navy knew the score right away.
Originally Posted by ChiTown:
I get what you are saying, but maybe some fucking common sense should apply as well? There are a lot of things you can do to feel alive and press the limits. Jumping into a drainage pipe and sinking to the bottom of the ocean just seems like...an unnecessary risk. :-)
Originally Posted by Monticore:
The one guy had been into space/low of it and visited the Mariana Trench you would think he could has seen this outfit as somewhat a Mickey Mouse operation the guy dealt with Airplanes for a living and Carbon Fibre aspect didn’t scare him seems weird.
Makes no sense...this CEO must've been a hell of a sales man [Reply]
This article made me look up more about the guy's biography. He had the same degree that I did (aerospace engineering) at almost the same time, went to the same company that I did after graduating (McDonnell Douglas), and worked on the same airplane (F-15).
This is making me re-think the deep-sea submersible that I've been building from Home Depot plastic shelving in my garage. [Reply]
I dont mind folks like this pushing the envelope in the name of innovation. The world needs people like this. However when one risks the lives of others under false pretenses, thats a different story. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jdubya:
I dont mind folks like this pushing the envelope in the name of innovation. The world needs people like this. However when one risks the lives of others under false pretenses, thats a different story.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
This article made me look up more about the guy's biography. He had the same degree that I did (aerospace engineering) at almost the same time, went to the same company that I did after graduating (McDonnell Douglas), and worked on the same airplane (F-15).
This is making me re-think the deep-sea submersible that I've been building from Home Depot plastic shelving in my garage.
Not sure about this one. The lighting, angle, and shading is slightly different. But in a more general sense, what is a photo of the same object supposed to look like? Don't tourists usually recreate iconic photos so people they show it to instantly recognize where they went?
— Reasonably Radical Rants (@Austin_G_Wilson) June 22, 2023
Originally Posted by KC Dan:
I served on 688's and SSBN's but also on Submarine NR-1 (Rickover's baby -Nuclear Research 1) which went well beyond those depths. It had viewing ports, manipulator arm, Tines and basket. A million times different from a fast attack or boomer sub. Interesting, scary and exciting all wrapped up in a 135 ft, tiny reactor, four thrusters, a 12 person underway crew submarine with alcohol filled wheels...
Well that's a weird place to store your rum. [Reply]
