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What caught my eye was cost of 8 day holiday/trip at £195,000.
Hope they are all recovered ok.
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Hope they are all recovered ok.
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"...........but David Pogue, a journalist for US broadcaster CBS, had some misgivings about his prize assignment as he climbed aboard last summer.
If the mission was grand, “Titan” the submersible ferrying passengers almost two-and-a-half miles below the ocean, was anything but.
No roomier than a minivan, it was, incredibly, piloted by a video game controller; its lighting purchased from a camping shop, construction pipes making do as ballast.
“I couldn’t help noticing how many pieces of this sub seemed improvised, with off-the-shelf components,” Pogue reported. A far cry from the famed majesty of the ship it was off to see."
Daily Telegraph
If the mission was grand, “Titan” the submersible ferrying passengers almost two-and-a-half miles below the ocean, was anything but.
No roomier than a minivan, it was, incredibly, piloted by a video game controller; its lighting purchased from a camping shop, construction pipes making do as ballast.
“I couldn’t help noticing how many pieces of this sub seemed improvised, with off-the-shelf components,” Pogue reported. A far cry from the famed majesty of the ship it was off to see."
Daily Telegraph
It’s not looking good for them
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I don't have a lust for adventure, extreme sports and don't understand those that do. The thought of going in this submarine, or potholing or climbing Everest leaves me cold. The silly thing is that those that do go in the sub to see the wreck will be peering at it through a small Perspex screen and will probably get a much better view on a big screen tv in the comfort of their own home.
I sincerely hope this has a good ending.
I sincerely hope this has a good ending.
naomi, further; "Paul Henri Nargeole, the French diver known as “Mr Titanic”, is feared to be aboard, according to the French newspaper Le Figaro.
Le Figaro said that while it had “no confirmation” Mr Nargeole was in the submersible, the 73-year-old had confided some concerns about the expedition to his relatives before his departure.
Mr Nargeole reportedly said he “did not trust this new composite material submarine with a 60cm porthole, but I’ll go anyway for the beauty of the expedition”.
It's actually 53 cm diameter, but that even so sounds like a huge area at that pressure.
Le Figaro said that while it had “no confirmation” Mr Nargeole was in the submersible, the 73-year-old had confided some concerns about the expedition to his relatives before his departure.
Mr Nargeole reportedly said he “did not trust this new composite material submarine with a 60cm porthole, but I’ll go anyway for the beauty of the expedition”.
It's actually 53 cm diameter, but that even so sounds like a huge area at that pressure.
// there aren't even windows on this thing //
see the L/H end of the picture at the top - it has a viewing port
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// i wouldn't be surprised if they just pocket the obscene ticket price and play the same video every time without ever going near the wreck //
if they were going to do that, there would equally be no reason to take it to any great depth, and its loss would be very much more unlikely.
see the L/H end of the picture at the top - it has a viewing port
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// i wouldn't be surprised if they just pocket the obscene ticket price and play the same video every time without ever going near the wreck //
if they were going to do that, there would equally be no reason to take it to any great depth, and its loss would be very much more unlikely.
It seems that a British rescue mission has been blocked by the USA.
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