Posted on 06/21/2023 3:58:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
As rescuers continue to search for the missing submersible carrying five passengers who intended to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, naval experts have emphasized the challenges of a successful rescue operation.
Recovering underwater craft is always a tricky business, and the submersible that traveled to the Titanic went to such extreme depths that any rescue attempt would be extraordinarily difficult. Fifty years ago, the two-man crew of a small submersible was rescued off the coast of Ireland, but was in far shallower waters than the vessel that’s currently stuck somewhere in the vicinity of the Titanic.
When asked if they had the technology to perform a rescue if the craft is found, Coast Guard officials said they are taking things one step at a time and are currently focused on the search.
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Prayers for those aboard this sub.
If YOU were trapped in that sub, and you KNEW you had two days to live...
Would you evaluate you life? More importantly, would you evaluate you FUTURE?
How fortunate for this crew, that they did not die suddenly. They had time to repent, and make peace with God.
YOU could be dead by midnight... are you ready?
I’d ask the Lord to forgive me my sins, and trespasses, and pray that the Lord would allow me to ascend to Heaven.
Sounds like a job for the Glomar Explorer. ( Too bad it was scrapped)
That was an eyebrow-raising chunk of steel.
This is a job for International Rescue.......Calling Jeff Tracy
How do you know it wasn’t suddenly? The craft could have exploded from the water pressure, etc.
Do skydivers have to sign liability release forms?
I imagine.
The rough deadline for when the air in the submersible will run out, based on the U.S. Coast Guard’s estimate, is 10am GMT (6am EST)
Thanks caww. I hope they are prepared to meet their maker, if they haven’t already. Don’t those things have black boxes like planes? Are they required to have anything like that so they can be tracked in case of an emergency? Of course they probably wouldn’t be of much use if the sub has already imploded. I hope they do find the sub, no matter what. They didn’t have the luxury of that in 1912.
Between now and tomorrow I don't know if they have time to rescue even if they found it , which so far they haven't. Admittedly it has weighed on my mind - have been waiting for them to say they found it.
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