This tiny submarine 2.4 miles under the sea, visiting the relics of RMS Titanic. Can it be found and the crew saved before the air runs out?

[Mike Ayling]

Enough - This thread is now on my ignore list.

 

[Seevio]

Enough - This thread is now on my ignore list.

Is it? Is it really?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Is it? Is it really?

They like to state that you or 'it's' on their ignore list, then vehemently continue watching.

 

[Beebo]

Boris Johnson thinks they were brave heros pushing the frontiers of human exploration.

How can one man be so wrong, so often?

 

[dicko]

Stretching my memory back to when I was a marine engineer on subs; and only estimating the dimensions of Titan from published photos, I estimate that to get to the depths required, a cylinder with hemispherical ends would need to be of good alloy steel about 150mm thick.

Junior engineer Dicko agrees, having to press the main engine air start bottles up for the twin Doxfords on our ship it’s gotta be at least 150mm with hemispherical ends.

 

[Jameshow]

Stretching my memory back to when I was a marine engineer on subs; and only estimating the dimensions of Titan from published photos, I estimate that to get to the depths required, a cylinder with hemispherical ends would need to be of good alloy steel about 150mm thick.

All the steel enthusiasts are muttering I told you so to the CFR and tit bike riders!!

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

One of those killed on this trip was due to travel last year but that had been postponed due to damage to Titan from the previous trip.

I suspect details of that damage and how it was repaired will be looked into in great detail as it’s likely significant to the recent events.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

On carbon fibre, fatigue, James Cameron - who is the man in deep sea, as is now clear to all, et al:

https://www.businessinsider.com/richard-branson-stops-submarine-mission-2014-12?r=US&IR=T

The james Cameron connection there is that he phoned Branson and said quite plainly that if he descended in that craft as intended, he would die. Branson ditched the project.

 

[Illaveago]

I would normally agree, but remember this had not been through any certification process, nor what we should term 'formal' testing, so its tolerances and spec aren't known in the way that other submersibles routinely are - because we know x and y via testing. I sense therefore that our learnings are limited here.

I suppose that if they recover the wreckage they will gain some knowledge as to why and how it failed .

 

[DRM]

So sad that rule flouting and a gung ho attitude has lead to the Titanic claiming 5 more victims 111years on

 

[Illaveago]

I think they should have watched Das Boot before going on the sub just to have made them aware of the consequences of things going wrong .

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I suppose that if they recover the wreckage they will gain some knowledge as to why and how it failed .

I think they already know tbh - and did before it failed. They even told Mr Rush what would fail.

 

[rockyroller]

I believe that agreement was only ratified by the US and the UK.

It's in International waters - so there's not a lot they can do.

I doubt anyone is going to be taking tourists there in the next 20 years or so anyway.

or the price just went up

 

[rockyroller]

just heard that the submersible messaged the surface ship that there was a problem, were going to drop weights & surface immediately

I guess finding the rest of the sub, besides just the tail cone, would be very telling. how far a way can it be?

 

[markemark]

Or was it an AI intelligence written report?.....for an Etonian educated twit.... He sure doesn't show is privileged education!

AS - Artificial Stupidity (trademark pending)