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For those who are unaware: A couple billionaires, a pilot, and one of the billionaires' son are currently stuck inside an extremely tiny sub a couple thousand meters under the sea (inside of the sub with the guys above).

They were supposed to dive down to the titanic, but lost connection about halfway down. They've been missing for the past 48 hours, and have 2 days until the oxygen in the sub runs out. Do you think they'll make it?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I would say that all reasonable efforts should be made to rescue or recover anyone and everyone who has gone missing. We can figure out the rest once we exhaust all optons, or have them back on the boat.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Unlikely. Even if they could find the sub, safely raising it or somehow docking with it would take too long. They’re almost out of oxygen, so that thing is a sarcophagus at this point.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My understanding is that chances are slim to none. I understand that whatever malfunction happened that cut the contact, has some likelihood to have been a much greater malfunction than just radio, and that they’ve quite possibly already been dead a while.

And even if not, my understanding is that they’re scanning a massive swath of sea and it’s very much a needle-in-a-haystack situation. I wouldn’t be surprised if the only reason such an unlikely operation is taking place, is because the people involved can afford it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

No. Chances are high that that submarine just imploded in a millisecond and they just instantly died. Why else would it stop sending pings and completely dissappear otherwise?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't like billionaires but of course I wish for their miracle survival. As unlikely as it seems.

And if they don't make it, I hope it was a quick and painless death for all of them...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It really depends on how they went. Sudden implosion of the hull, quick and easy.

Floating around for days until your air runs out, wondering if someone will find you... Not so much.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The only outcome we can be sure of at this point is that the company responsible for this mess is going to have to answer a lot of questions.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

The ceo is aboard the "sub," so it might be one of the few times a ceo actually gets punished for being an asshole.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm gonna go out on limb and say they're no longer with us.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yeah I don't think you're very far out on that limb. The likelihood of successful rescue is extremely low.

I can't really believe anybody would spend $250K on a submarine expedition with the guy in charge of Ocean Gate, and his incredibly cavalier attitude toward safety.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Yea when I first heard about this I kinda just wrote them off tbh. The ocean is massive and moving, plus they're in a glorified, malfunctioning, soup can.

I've never heard of the guy, but I can imagine based on that description jeez.

"It's all apart of the experience" probably.

Maybe for a camping trip, but not this lol. Your already completely and literally out of your element.

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

Wishing death on people is a very garbage take

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

There are few enough billionaires who got there by being a good person that one could easily assume that number was effectively zero. Not saying they deserve death, but your hyperbole isn't helping.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I mean, I hope they survive but I'm not holding my breath.

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

Either way I hope someone like James Cameron makes a movie about it. A 21st century Das Boot could be good

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Probably not. Pretty shitty way to go out to be honest.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I don't like millionaires/billionaires but I wouldn't wish that kind of harrowing ordeal on anyone. I hope they survive somehow.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Sadly no. It probably had a leak and everyone was instantly crashed like a pop can…

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I think they discovered the crush depth of their sub was a little shallower than they thought it would be, and are all already dead. The search team says they heard a banging sound, but they’re next to a huge old wreck full of old garbage that is a probably the source of a lot of banging sounds.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Hard to tell, it's all about luck at this point. Latest news are

"Canadian P-3 aircraft detected underwater noises in the search area," the U.S. Coast Guard tweeted early Wednesday morning. "As a result, ROV operations were relocated in an attempt to explore the origin of the noises. Those ROV searches have yielded negative results but continue."

The data from the P-3 has been shared with U.S. Navy experts for further analysis, the Coast Guard added.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/missing-titanic-tourist-submersible/uscg-canadian-aircraft-detected-underwater-noises-but-search-yielded-negative-results-100264346?id=100224153

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