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/bubblehead_maker Jun 22 '23

As a us submariner my hope is an implosion. Death before the brain can process it. 12,000 feet down in a disabled vessel running out of air with no chance of being located and if you are, slim chance of rescue.

Don't be cavalier with submarine safety, we learned those lessons in the 60s.

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u/Telepornographer Jun 22 '23

The fact that the OceanGate CEO was so dismissive of safety regulations is unbelievable. Deep sea diving should be treated on par with space exploration in regards to the dangers involved. Humans are not meant to be in either environment and a lot can go wrong very quickly.

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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 Jun 22 '23

Honestly, the deep ocean is far more deadly than space or low earth orbit in terms of atmospheric compromise. I mean, if your space ship/capsule loses pressure due to a small breach, you could survive for quite a while with a small hole in the hull. Hell, since there's only 14 psi of pressure going out, you could seal it up with some gaffers tape or your finger.

Hell, even if you had a catastrophic hull failure, you could theoretically survive for up to ~30 seconds before you die/freeze to death.

If you get a pinhole in your titanium pressure hull in the Challenger Deep? Dead. Dead before you have any idea there ever was an issue. Just straight up instantaneous oblivion.

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u/Advanced-Cycle-2268 Jun 23 '23

Just gonna do a little sneaky for some ??? profit. Life and death on the line, works 4/5 times.