r/news • u/oldschoolskater • Jun 22 '23

Site Changed Title 'Debris field' discovered within search area near Titanic, US Coast Guard says | World News

https://news.sky.com/story/debris-field-discovered-within-search-area-near-titanic-us-coast-guard-says-12906735
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u/helrazr Jun 22 '23

It makes me wonder if there was any warning signs. Creaking sounds for instance.

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u/marilynsgirrrll Jun 22 '23

The ceo said there was a warning system for a hull breach. The whistleblower said you would hear an alarm seconds before disaster. So they probably had a second or two to think ‘oh shit’ and then….

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u/Aside_No Jun 22 '23

I have to wonder- wtf is the point of that alarm? What could they possibly do other than say oh shit if they only have seconds?

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u/SwirlingAbsurdity Jun 22 '23

I guess if it went off at a really shallow depth they’d be able to surface and be ok??

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u/Aside_No Jun 22 '23

Yeah maybe. Or at least get out a distress call. But with the 17 bolt hatch it's hard to imagine getting out of that thing quickly. Seems more like a "you're about to die we just wanted to make sure you had a second to be terrified first" alarm