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[–] Lowbird@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Someone else in the other thread about this said they have magnetically attached ballasts that can be jettisoned so the sub floats if power is lost.

It's also designed to go down to the floor where the Titanic is. Was it also passing over deeper water? I'dve assumed they'd release it from a boat above the titantic fairly directly.

[–] TinyWhaleInSpace@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But apparently they cannot open the hatch from the inside, so even if they are on the surface, the oxygen will still run out if they're not found.

Edit: here's an article about this: https://www.insider.com/people-missing-submersible-deadbolt-screws-airtight-coast-guard-2023-6

I assume there is also no vent or similar to let air in?

[–] ZapBeebz@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Well with all that taken into account, the fact that we haven't seen any evidence of the sub yet is a very bad sign.