Norobiik @[email protected]Jun 20, 2023

"The Titan is the only sub in #OceanGate's fleet that is made to go as deep as the wreck, which sits 12,500 feet at the bottom of the #AtlanticOcean, about 370 miles off the coast of #Newfoundland, #Canada. The Titan can fit five people — one pilot and four crewmembers — and has 96 hours of life support on board, according to OceanGate's website."

A #Submersible Taking Tourists to #Titanic Wreck Has Gone Missing
https://www.insider.com/a-submarine-taking-tourists-to-titanic-wreck-has-gone-missing-2023-6

A submersible taking tourists to Titanic wreck has gone missing

OceanGate Expeditions previously told Insider that its sub was designed with help from NASA. Now it's gone missing on a journey to the Titanic wreck.

Insider
Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jun 20, 2023

"#US and Canadian aircraft are searching the area, as well as large ships, but the hunt was 'complex' because crews do not know if the vessel has surfaced, meaning they must scour both the surface and the ocean depths, said Rear Admiral John Mauger, first district commander of the #USCoastGuard, overseeing the search-and-rescue operation."

Missing #Titanic #submersible: what is the #Titan tourist sub and what might have happened to it?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/20/missing-titanic-sub-titan-submersible-tourist-oceangate-what-is-it-and-what-might-have-happened

Missing Titanic submersible: what is the Titan tourist sub and what might have happened to it?

The five-person craft has 96 hours of oxygen on board and can dive to depths of 4km to explore wreckage of the Titanic

The Guardian
Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jun 20, 2023

"A number of potential errors could have occurred. One possibility is that the #Titan's communication equipment may have failed, meaning they are unable to communicate with above-water crew but able to freely navigate. It's also possible there is a problem with the ballast system, which controls the vessel's descent and ascent. Another scenario is that the Titan became "hung up on a piece of wreckage that could keep it from being able to return to the surface." #Titanic

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Titan_submersible_incident

2023 Titan submersible incident - Wikipedia

Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jun 20, 2023

"Harding is an aviator, holding an airline transport pilot’s licence and business jet type ratings, including the Gulfstream G650. He is also a skydiver, was inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation in 2022, and is a trustee of the Explorers Club." #Titan

#HamishHarding: the British #explorer missing at sea near the #Titanic
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/19/hamish-harding-the-british-explorer-missing-at-sea-near-the-titanic

Hamish Harding: the British explorer missing at sea near the Titanic

The adventurer is, among other things, an aviator, skydiver and astronaut, and once took Buzz Aldrin to the south pole

The Guardian
Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jun 20, 2023

"The #UK’s Foreign Office has confirmed it is in contact with the families of three British nationals on the #submersible that went missing during a voyage to the #Titanic shipwreck." #Titan

UK Foreign Office confirms it is in contact with families of missing Britons
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2023/jun/20/titanic-submarine-rescuers-missing-titan-submersible-search-latest-news?page=with:block-6491a0e38f088222c1ec6e80#block-6491a0e38f088222c1ec6e80

Titanic submarine: US coast guard extending search to deeper waters – live

Coast guard commander says crews have been working round the clock to find missing vessel carrying five people

the Guardian
Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jun 20, 2023

It doesn't look good ⏳#Titan

Missing #Titanic tourist sub has 'about 40 hours' of oxygen left, says #USCoastGuard
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20230620-missing-titanic-tourist-sub-has-about-40-hours-of-oxygen-left-says-us-coast-guard

Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jun 20, 2023
"A former employee of #Oceangate, the company that owns the missing sub and runs tourist expeditions of the #Titanic wreck, voiced concerns about the safety of the sub as early as 2018, according to a report." #Titan
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2023/jun/20/titanic-submarine-rescuers-missing-titan-submersible-search-latest-news?page=with:block-6491f3ab8f08dd774dcd9cdc#block-6491f3ab8f08dd774dcd9cdc
Titanic sub: Joe Biden watching search closely as vessel’s oxygen supply dwindles – live

White House says US president is thinking of crew on missing vessel and their families as desperate search continues

the Guardian
Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jun 21, 2023

"Five people were on the #Titan submersible vessel when it went missing during an expedition to the wreck of the #Titanic" #Submersible #OceanGate

Titanic #submarine: what do we know about the people onboard?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/20/titanic-submarine-what-do-we-know-about-the-people-onboard

Titanic sub: what we know about the victims of deep-sea tragedy

Five people who were on the Titan submersible thought to have died instantly when vessel imploded

The Guardian
Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jun 21, 2023

"The company refused to pay for non-destructive testing and unmanned pressure testing, Lochridge said. He alleged he was fired after telling company executives he would not authorize any manned tests of the submersible until that testing was completed." #Oceangate #Titan

The company that sent a tourist #submersible to the #Titanic wreck has faced safety questions before
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/06/20/missing-titan-submersible-safety

The company that sent a tourist submersible to the Titanic wreck has faced safety questions before | WBUR News

A former OceanGate employee was allegedly fired for raising safety issues, and a reporter who rode the vessel last year said there's no emergency contact system.

WBUR
Show threadMarcus Marcius Marcellus

@Norobiik Smells like a juicy lawsuit to me, and that despite the massive hold-harmless letter passengers had to sign, warning them that the company would not be liable if they were killed in ways even Sir Robin's minstrels couldn't imagine.

No doubt the investors behind the company will take solace in the thought that US bankruptcy law should keep them from having to pay anything out themselves.

Jun 21, 2023 at 8:34amWeb
Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jun 21, 2023
@marcas I agree, OceanGate won't be able to wriggle out of their responsibility even if the Titan passengers come out of this alive. A full blown investigation is sure to follow, the company is more or less toast.