Missing Sub

[SIRandyraven]

What caught my eye was cost of 8 day holiday/trip at £195,000.
Hope they are all recovered ok.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65953872

[douglas9401]

Those 4x2s can also be used as crowbars to ease a favourite saying into any topic.

[Hazlinny]

Latest from New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/21/us/titanic-missing-submarine

[-SharonA-]

Oxygen due to run out just after midday tomorrow.

[Khandro]

The deepest underwater rescue ever achieved was that of Roger R. Chapman and Roger Mallinson, who were trapped aboard the Pisces III for 76 hours when it sank to 1,575 feet on Aug. 29, 1973, according to Guinness World Records.

The wreck of the Titanic is 12,500 feet deep. Sadly I think that sums it all up.

[Iamtheoneandonly]

Many millionaire's /billionaire's who people criticized on how they spend their wealth are investing in businesses that create jobs and supporting charities, I don't begrudge them their adventures.
It's really sad watching live coverage and waiting for the outcome.

[jno]

they've called off the search for the charity Channel swimmer

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/21/search-called-off-for-swimmer-who-went-missing-attempting-channel-crossing

[1ozzy]

Well done TTT.
//18:49, invariably it's lefties who hate anyone doing well and have a chip on their shoulder like a 4x2.//
Once again you've managed to introduce politics.
Your definition of a troll is?

[naomi24]

Just a few hours oxygen left. All hope must be lost now. Poor, poor souls.

[Hazlinny]

2 hours ago from New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/21/us/titanic-missing-submarine

[1ozzy]

They paid their money and accepted the risk to view a death site.
Now taxpayers are supposed to pay for their rescue?

[Khandro]

The descent all the way down the Titanic wreck would take 2 hours. Contact (pinging) was lost after one & 3 quarter hours. I think that was when this "dodgy" vessel imploded & the 5 deaths would has been more or less instantaneous.

There are apparently a lot of undersea currents down there & the heard knocking sounds could be have been caused loose metal in the Titanic itself.

[LadyCG]

This is an utter tragedy :-(

[1ozzy]

Sob sob.
I agree.

[bhg481]

1ozzie - I paid my money to cross the English Channel on a ferry many times and I would have expected the RNLI to come and rescue me had there been a problem. What's the difference?

[Untitled]

apparently an implosion would very likely have been detected early on

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/22/missing-titan-sub-likely-intact-no-power-engineer-ron-allum-titanic-submersible

[1ozzy]

Travelling on a ferry to France in comparison to sinking many kilometres under the sea to view
a graveyard BHG481?

[1ozzy]

Do you really need to ask?

[bhg481]

Some people have strange pleasures but, either way, they are both pleasure trips. I have visited several Nazi concentration camps; does that put me in the same category as the Titanic viewers?

[1ozzy]

Possibly, but not wealthy enough,,

[New Judge]

//They paid their money and accepted the risk to view a death site.
Now taxpayers are supposed to pay for their rescue?//

In 2022 45,756 people were "rescued" from the English Channel, having set out on a totally unnecessary voyage in completely unsuitable vessels. The cost of their rescue (and subsequent board & lodging) was met by the taxpayer.

People do all sorts of things for all sorts of reasons.