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The sub went missing while carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic.

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[–] wjrii@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

Coast Guard says the debris field was "consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel" and would have been picked up if it had happened after the search was underway.

[–] T4CT1L3@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

Have you all seen images of that Horizon Artic ship? Thing looks very futuristic:
http://www.thescubanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/horizon-arctic-15-03-2021-1.jpg
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[–] BlackBart@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] TipRing@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pressure at those depths is terrifying, but at least there isn't any doubt of the outcome. Being lost with no evidence would be far harder on the families.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

I heard they used equipment rated for 1000 meters at like 4000 meters, like the CEO was bragging about it and he was bragging safety is overrated and overdone etc. What an absolute shit show of a company.

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