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Titan sub: What happens next after sounds detected in search (www.bbc.com)
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With oxygen supplies dwindling - under 24 hours' worth remains - the next few hours are critical.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It's also possible that the vessel is at or near the surface

NPR has someone on that had done the trip and said there are multiple systems in place to surface the sub in an emergency, including some that happen automatically. So there's a very good chance that they're at the surface, but still very hard to find because it's a 20-ft sub in a huge search area. And they're still running out of air because the hatch must be opened from the outside.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

They could also be stuck on something no? Those fail-safes assume you can float up

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

undefined> And they’re still running out of air because the hatch must be opened from the outside.

That seems like a...pretty big oversight. Is that standard?