|
|
|
The deepest successful sub rescue in history was at something like 1,500 ft, this one is in the ballpark of 12,500 ft. This is all theatrics. Honestly, this had barely a glimmer of hope of being search and rescue two seconds after the sub failed to check in. This has been a recovery mission at best from the outset. This was compounded by the utterly epic failure by oceangate to prepare. Distress call went out many many hours after sub disappeared. It took over two days to get the first rov on site capable of reaching that depth. You are charging 250K USD per billionaire passenger. Bump the price up to 1M and have ROV on the support ship with a trained rescue crew sitting there waiting.
Every 30 minutes is strange. That is a long time between attempts. Maybe it is crazy loud in their tin can so they don't want to do it too much.
You would think this would be run like any commercial dive op. One team in the water with another team ready the entire mission time.
Like CC said, the CEO was open and transparent (probably proud even) in side-stepping any sort of oversight from any agency. CC is right, this was run like his buddy at the cottage in his homebuilt sub. Faafo. The difference is his buddy should be able to safely escape even if it all went to hell. The only excuse for no viable rescue is money. Sadly, governments aren't allowed to tell people doing dumb things that they won't help when the call comes. For future ridiculously stupid ideas, it may make sense for coast guards to get the companies to post a bond of a few million to defray costs when the stupid idea inevitably goes wrong. Again, this is a life experience for billionaires. Adding another seven figures to the price wouldn't change much.
I think so. However I feel the same way so we're in the same boat (at least we're above water).
Has the machine been down there before and how many times?
The company has done something like 50 dives. Not all to the titanic but some. There is some fog around the dive vessels. The one they promote is a carbon tube but apparently it started suffering fatigue damage (as predicted by the fired manager) and was replaced with a different carbon tube. I have seen a report that the submersible they are in is not the carbon tube one. I have no idea how many they have or what the construction differences are.
Maybe they can write it off as an unscheduled ASW exercise?
Alternatively…’hey dad I’ve got a great idea for your birthday / Father’s Day / etc….just need $500K’
I read the sub throws out a signal every 15-30min during the dive. This signal died shortly after going underwater.
No tow cable because thing of the drag over 3km long on a rope. The current itself would make the tiny craft unable to maneuver over that force, and you risk tangling in it yourself. That’s what my arm chairing read up on.
And at least go out with a bang instead of a ping.
So they paid $250 K each and they can’t claim to have done it first. If successful it would have been an expensive “Me too” venture.
I think the authorities have to take OceanGate at their word for now, but it does feel to me like a "this will never come up" calculation
Given the complete lack of any rescue planning, it was probably better to have 20 hours of air on board for the 12 hour dive. You aren't going to run out on a normal dive but if something goes wrong, you don't need to wait long for it to be over.
would they have oxygen scrubbers??
|
|
|
|
|
