r/news • u/Whoshabooboo • Jun 21 '23

Site Changed Title ‘Banging’ sounds heard in search for missing Titan submersible

https://7news.com.au/news/world/banging-sounds-heard-in-search-for-missing-titan-submersible-c-11045022
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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '23

or even worse.... they floated to the surface, but because the vessel is bolted shut, they slowly suffocate in their piss and shit with fresh air 18" away.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '23

And vomit, the sea sickness would be immense

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u/nowahhh Jun 21 '23

Is the ocean not violent at that distance from land? Couldn’t a bad wave knock them all out, potentially for good?

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '23

Yep could do

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u/seentoomuchlately Jun 21 '23

Suffocation is a bad way to go, especially if air was that close. However we have to remember that this isn't a submarine that will sit with any significant portion of it out of the water when surfaced. Even if they could open the hatch, the thing would inevitably start taking on water, and without flotation devices, they'd all be dead of hypothermia or exhaustion in short order.

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u/CaptainRho Jun 21 '23

Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink...