News Titanic Tours Submersible missing in atlantic ocean

[Doughie99]

supposedly 96hours with 5 people on board. If one or more people has already died, then the remaining O2 will last the remaining people longer, obviously.

But that's just an estimate. Different people consume O2 at different rates.
I do hope they have a CO2 scrubber on board, which removes carbon-dioxide from the air.
But given how cheapskate this company is, I doubt they even put a CO2 scrubber on-board. Standard equipment for spacecraft, submarines etc.

The more i read about OceanGate's philosophy the more I think this sub was built and designed 'on-the-cheap' with minimal adherence to safety-first. I hope the company gets shut-down after this incident. Looks like the CEO will be one of the casualties, he is on the sub.

regarding my earlier comments in this thread about I didn't see a CO2 scrubber on-board....and how that was a stupid and cheapskate mistake.......

- this appears to be confirmed as I read this just now:

As the oxygen level falls, the proportion of carbon dioxide being breathed out by the crew will be rising, with potentially fatal consequences.
"As levels of carbon dioxide build up, then it becomes sedative, it becomes like an anaesthetic gas, and you will go to sleep."
Too much of the gas in a person's bloodstream, known as hypercapnia, can kill them if not treated.
Former Royal Navy submarine captain Ryan Ramsey says he looked at videos online of the inside of Titan and could not see a carbon dioxide removal system, known as scrubbers.
"That for me is the greatest problem of all of them," he says.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65981277

So once again, Stockton 'Obscenely Safe' Rush with inadequate & cheap design, failed to install a CO2 scrubber (and they're cheap) in the submersible. cheap cheap cheap, poor design, poor build, lack of 3rd party testing, lack of 50-yr-old experts, cutting costs all the way, and it's just a shame he took 4 others with him to their watery graves.

Current score:
Titanic: 1,517 + 5.
Mankind : 0

 

[ModernMatt]

Still no news? Have they switched to recovery instead of rescue?

About an hour and a half ago, read on CTV (Canadian news outlet) that an ROV has hit the seabed. Thats the last news i heard about it.

 

[lsa]

Had to google who his wife was, Linda Harding. Was curious what she looked like. Shes an older woman, so I'm guessing he married her for the british status and less for looks.

Based on his name and also education he was already British.

 

[AbominableJoman]

What was he looking for when he was hiring? Aircraft engineers? Lol

Only if they’re not white. That’s the only catch

 

[Busgosu]

Based on his name and also education he was already British.

We would need to check his teeth to be sure

 

[lsa]

We would need to check his teeth to be sure

Here the happy couple are

 

[Busgosu]

Only if they’re not white. That’s the only catch

So? They can do amazing shit too!

 

[ModernMatt]

Based on his name and also education he was already British.

Isn't Britian still a very class orientated society? Like its frowned or looked down upon when someone with status marries someone of lower class?

 

[Busgosu]

Here the happy couple are

yep, no doubt he was a brit

 

[HereticBD]

regarding my earlier comments in this thread about I didn't see a CO2 scrubber on-board....and how that was a stupid and cheapskate mistake.......

- this appears to be confirmed as I read this just now:

As the oxygen level falls, the proportion of carbon dioxide being breathed out by the crew will be rising, with potentially fatal consequences.
"As levels of carbon dioxide build up, then it becomes sedative, it becomes like an anaesthetic gas, and you will go to sleep."
Too much of the gas in a person's bloodstream, known as hypercapnia, can kill them if not treated.
Former Royal Navy submarine captain Ryan Ramsey says he looked at videos online of the inside of Titan and could not see a carbon dioxide removal system, known as scrubbers.
"That for me is the greatest problem of all of them," he says.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65981277

So once again, Stockton 'Obscenely Safe' Rush with inadequate & cheap design, failed to install a CO2 scrubber in the submersible. cheap cheap cheap, poor design, poor build, lack of 3rd party testing, lack of 50-yr-old experts, cutting costs all the way, and it's just a shame he took 4 others with him to their watery graves.

Current score:
Titanic: 1,517 + 5.
Mankind : 0

I believe the reporter who went on a voyage last year, said they had scrubbers. I think this scenario would've happened a lot sooner without them. To me, that seems like standard stuff that even this crazy CEO wouldn't have skimped on.

 

[AbominableJoman]

So? They can do amazing shit too!

 

[ModernMatt]

Here the happy couple are

I wonder how many non-50 year old white men help built that aircraft?

 

[Belaya Smert]

Dying of asphyxiation in a metal can filled with the latent smell of your own excrement while waiting to die in the dark. Especially with a few billion in the bank. Talk about your all time fuck ups.

 

[lsa]

Isn't Britian still a very class orientated society? Like its frowned or looked down upon when someone with status marries someone of lower class?

Not really.
I mean the princes married a commoner.

And some one claimed her son is American. (I have no idea)
So she might be american? There seem to be no info about her at all.

 

[Busgosu]

Dying of asphyxiation in a metal can filled with the latent smell of your own excrement while waiting to die in the dark. Especially with a few billion in the bank. Talk about your all time fuck ups.

the worst thing is he KNEW his step son would be at a Blink 182 show meanwhile

 

[lsa]

I wonder how many non-50 year old white men help built that aircraft?

Does it matter?
I dont think he have said a word about 50 year old white men.
Now the founder of the crappy sub company....

 

[Doughie99]

We would need to check his teeth to be sure

umm.....not all Brits have bad teeth bro!
I am British and have good teeth, all my own and no caps or veneers, all original 32 teeth and Americans frequently comment how nice my teeth are lol.

But I agree, on the whole, British teeth are a long way off standards in other countries.

 

[lsa]

the worst thing is he KNEW his step son would be at a Blink 182 show meanwhile

I saw a few pics of that kid...
He should have been sent to military school as a kid.
And then signed up at 16 (since UK) for active duty.
And and and and kept of social media. He should more like his mom. Not a digital foot print to be found.

 

[Belaya Smert]

the worst thing is he KNEW his step son would be at a Blink 182 show meanwhile

Yeah, co worker and I were making up our own Blink lyrics to the tragedy.
And Fallout Boys Sugar were going down

Full disclosure

 

[Doughie99]

I believe the reporter who went on a voyage last year, said they had scrubbers. I think this scenario would've happened a lot sooner without them. To me, that seems like standard stuff that even this crazy CEO wouldn't have skimped on.

I think the Carbon-dioxide scrubber thing (yes / no) will come up in the post-mortem of this incident and it'll be analyzed and reported.
I am sure they WILL find the vehicle sooner or later and bring it to the surface with the 5 deceased people inside. (unless it's imploded under massive pressure and then there'll be almost nothing left to examine).

Then there'll be a big investigation of causes / issues / failures / failure-to-install items, failure to test, structural materials failures, electrical systems failures, failure to have redundancy for critical systems.

The Ocean is unforgiving.
Space is also unforgiving.

Fuck about and find out.