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Tourist(s) missing in submarine while trying to reach the Titannic
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-coa...-sub-1.6446841
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Did they really have 5 people in this?? Or do they have a larger version?? |
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06-23-2023, 12:00 AM | #886 |
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There is speculation that the Titan was decending too fast, Rush radioed that they were dropping too fast and supposedly that was at 2500 feet. They tried to slow the descent down but didn’t work thus hitting the bottom hard. Whether it imploded or bounced off the floor then imploded, who knows.
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06-23-2023, 01:16 AM | #887 | |
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06-23-2023, 06:16 AM | #888 | |
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Speculation is that the implosion damaged the transponder resulting in loss of contact. The Navy detected implosion sounds at the same time they lost coms. Evidently some "Top Secret" undersea listening bullshit. They were dead before they hit the bottom. The rest of this, well, it was just a dog and pony show. |
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06-23-2023, 06:25 AM | #889 |
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This thing was assembled by a combination of JB weld, bailing wire, and duct tape. You really believe that?
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06-23-2023, 06:35 AM | #890 |
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I can say that I've been beyond 800 feet. I was on sturgeon class submarines and the one-of-a-kind USS Narwhal (a very unique Sturgeon class boat), and that class' rated test depth 1,300 to 1,600 feet.
Honestly, we didn't spend too much of our time "deep", it's sort of pointless unless you're looking for something in that layer, frequently put us in thermal layers that weren't optimal for our operation, and really was stress on parts of the boat that just weren't necessary for the mission. |
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06-23-2023, 06:35 AM | #891 |
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06-23-2023, 06:36 AM | #892 |
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06-23-2023, 06:50 AM | #893 | |
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And yes, Boomers FUKING SUCK! Any submarine that needs two crews and is ultimately run by the Air Force is, well, SUCKS! Unless we were under the ice, we'd make regular trips near the surface for query the satellites for message traffic, including those silly family-gram things. And the idea of looking at 26 miles of nothing like skimmers do, dealing with the seas, a hull that's always rotting because of salt spray, the "protocol" they have to follow in skimmers (LOL at the "blue tile" decks!!!), I'll take subs any day. That said, we were special operation boats, so we had it even better. We spent a LOT of time at sea, but that's about the worst thing. And we did get port calls. They weren't the usual ports that skimmers go to, but I'll take La Maddalena, Toulon, and Faslane over the like of Naples. It was different, but on balance, from what I saw the skimmers dealing with, I felt lucky. |
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06-23-2023, 07:02 AM | #894 |
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06-23-2023, 07:06 AM | #895 |
Bono & Grbac wasn't enough
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06-23-2023, 07:32 AM | #896 | |
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Cameron said it was a 100% chance that eventually the sub shell made with pressed carbon fiber will weaken like any metal weakens over time. The pressures on that metal will speed up the molecular decay and collapse. Last edited by BigRedChief; 06-23-2023 at 07:41 AM.. |
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06-23-2023, 07:36 AM | #897 |
Bono & Grbac wasn't enough
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06-23-2023, 08:04 AM | #898 |
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06-23-2023, 08:09 AM | #899 |
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The kid is the only one I feel bad for. These guys were rich af from businesses and none of thought this was a really bad idea? Just a stupid way to die.
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06-23-2023, 08:33 AM | #900 | |
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