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@ghost-of-a-duke said
I hope they are rescued in time.
I wonder if anyone isn’t hoping that.

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@divegeester said
I wonder if anyone isn’t hoping that.
Oxygen is expected to last only a few hours more - it is a nightmare and a tragedy.

I have kept up with the news, almost hour by hour, and there seem to be many things that could go wrong - the only control was above the sea, and they lost it a couple of hours after launching.

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@torunn said
Oxygen is expected to last only a few hours more - it is a nightmare and a tragedy.

I have kept up with the news, almost hour by hour, and there seem to be many things that could go wrong - the only control was above the sea, and they lost it a couple of hours after launching.
Their breathable air [it’s not “oxygen”] is predicted to run out just after noon [UK time] today. But I suspect they are already dead from a critical hull failure.

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@divegeester said
Their breathable air [it’s not “oxygen”] is predicted to run out just after noon [UK time] today. But I suspect they are already dead from a critical hull failure.
I read it might implode and I suppose that would be instant death.

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@torunn said
I read it might implode and I suppose that would be instant death.
Even a tiny leak at that depth and pressure would cause water to enter the chamber at such a speed that it would cut through flesh like a powerful laser. Minutes later they would drown in it. Implosion would be instant death and probably a preferred ending to slowly running out of breathable air. The whole thing is utterly horrific and I feel for their families who probably didn’t want them to go in the first place.

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@divegeester said
Even a tiny leak at that depth and pressure would cause water to enter the chamber at such a speed that it would cut through flesh like a powerful laser. Implosion would be instant death and probably a preferred ending to slowly running out of breathable air. The whole thing is utterly horrific and I feel for their families who probably didn’t want them to go in the first place.
Thank you, it seems probable that something fatal happened early. These are intelligent experienced people, surrounded by other intelligent people and experts and I'm sure they were advised not to undertake this excursion at this time which only should have lasted a few hours, if I understand it correctly.

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@torunn said
Thank you, it seems probable that something fatal happened early. These are intelligent experienced people, surrounded by other intelligent people and experts and I'm sure they were advised not to undertake this excursion at this time which only should have lasted a few hours, if I understand it correctly.
Well that’s the thing; they aren’t experienced, they are tourists and they weren’t surrounded by a team of experts. It’s a private enterprise aimed at making huge amounts of money for the submersible owners. As callous as it sounds, I have to say that embarking on such a tourist excursion was reckless stupidity of the highest order. Let alone paying £250,000 a ticket for the privilege.

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The million bucks for the four tickets is sitting in someone’s bank account. I wonder if the account owners will give it back to the deceased’s families.

Interesting thought.

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@divegeester said
The million bucks for the four tickets is sitting in someone’s bank account. I wonder if the account owners will give it back to the deceased’s families.

Interesting thought.
These wealthy tourists must have used some of their money to consult experts before deciding to do this. A woman will soon have lost both a husband and a son, terrible time for her and the other families.

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@torunn said
These wealthy tourists must have used some of their money to consult experts before deciding to do this.
Hmm. If they did I wonder what they were advised.

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Not the same circumstances by any means, but for me the media coverage has uncovered a long forgotten Tom Godwin "ethical dilemma" short story called The Cold Equations (1954). I'm not thinking about money or risk-taking, just being in their shoes.

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@kewpie said
Not the same circumstances by any means, but for me the media coverage has uncovered a long forgotten Tom Godwin "ethical dilemma" short story called The Cold Equations (1954). I'm not thinking about money or risk-taking, just being in their shoes.
I will read in when I'm back, thank you.

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https://www.thewrap.com/spouse-oceangate-pilot-descendant-titanic-couple-died-each-others-arms/

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@torunn said
These wealthy tourists must have used some of their money to consult experts before deciding to do this. A woman will soon have lost both a husband and a son, terrible time for her and the other families.
I read that they had to sign a declaration that they would not hold the company responsible for anything untoward that happened during their trip, highlighting the serious level of risk.

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The subs hull is made of carbon fibre. Very strong but never used before in submarine construction.

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