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For those who are unaware: A couple billionaires, a pilot, and one of the billionaires' son are currently stuck inside an extremely tiny sub a couple thousand meters under the sea (inside of the sub with the guys above).

They were supposed to dive down to the titanic, but lost connection about halfway down. They've been missing for the past 48 hours, and have 2 days until the oxygen in the sub runs out. Do you think they'll make it?

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[–] cheeseblintzes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Rescued? Maybe. Rescued alive? Doubtful.

[–] YoFrodo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think thats referred to as "recovered"

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[–] Noedel@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It really depends on how they went. Sudden implosion of the hull, quick and easy.

Floating around for days until your air runs out, wondering if someone will find you... Not so much.

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[–] kabukimeow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't like billionaires but of course I wish for their miracle survival. As unlikely as it seems.

And if they don't make it, I hope it was a quick and painless death for all of them...

[–] Licensed_to_ill@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sadly, I think they are screwed, they either imploded, they are trapped and dying/dead somewhere with no means of rescue, or possibly surfaced with no comms and stranded somewhere. They ded.

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[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

unlikely. sub rescues are hardly successful. Their sub could have imploded, fast way to die. Had a power failure wich would takes days to die either from a lack of o2 or possibly the cold. Or it reached the surface and they got to look out at thet ocean until about noon their time tomorrow unable to open the hatch and slowly die from a lack of air.

[–] SoPunny@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think they are gone. Safety regulations are a thing for a reason.

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[–] jugalator@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

From what I've heard by experts, no. That chance is now extremely slim. Basically they then need to be found on the water surface. It's a complex logistical challenge to lift a submersible at these incredible depth. I think certainly not done over a day or two even working around the clock.

And what's worse now is they've apparently heard banging noises which indicates they are submerged. :-(

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[–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I don't like millionaires/billionaires but I wouldn't wish that kind of harrowing ordeal on anyone. I hope they survive somehow.

[–] YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I think we all hope they get rescued but if they are on the bottom of the ocean the odds are not in their favor. Even if they are located in time it will take forever to attach a line to the craft and pull it up.

Why didn't they have a plan of action for this? Why did they not think to put a location beacon on the craft, or a means of communication????

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[–] malloc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Probably not. Pretty shitty way to go out to be honest.

[–] TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Folks, the Titan submersible is a capsule that travelers are sealed into ** from the outside.** The passengers could be adrift on the surface, the air could run out, and they could theoretically suffocate on the surface. It's locked with bolts from the outside. Yeah, the 96 hours of oxygen could be stretched if the passengers conserved their oxygen. That is, if they are not a part of the debris field that was located near the Titanic. Each passing minute now is increasingly likely to change this from rescue to recovery.

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[–] sternail@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you mean imploding? Because if they didn’t implode, being stuck in a sub for days, slowly waiting to suffocate, ist fucking horrible.

[–] Kainsley@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thats my worst nightmare! Their toilet is just a tiny bottle so they're all gonna be pissing, shitting and puking on each other for days, arguing everytime someone starts hyperventilating. fuck that.

[–] sternail@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it sucks so much, it really can't get much worse. Imagine after probably 36h of absolute terror, you finally fall asleep for a while. You dream about something nice, only to wake up again in this tube of desolation, realizing that you reached your final destination.

[–] IceQuest@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I think there's a chance they succumbed to hypothermia long before they ran out of oxygen.

[–] randomaccess2112@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I told my wife last night that I was glad to be broke for once in my life, lol

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[–] FiskFisk33@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

A swedish submarine officer put it bluntly in an interview today, and i paraphrase: "most likely it developed a crack and instantly decompressed like a crushed soda can"

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[–] Double_A@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No. Chances are high that that submarine just imploded in a millisecond and they just instantly died. Why else would it stop sending pings and completely dissappear otherwise?

[–] Willer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I cant speak for myself but i think communication in general is a very well understood topic. If that fails you can just assume everyone is dead. I am not sure if the banging is real tho or if it was something else

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[–] 0U714W 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A bunch of billionaires bite the bullet on a dumb, rich tourist expedition? Lol why should anyone care?

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[–] rhythm_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Nope sadly a 250k coffin

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Best thing they can do is for most of them to go to sleep and conserve oxygen. Good luck sleeping while afraid for your life though.

[–] dditty@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Either way I hope someone like James Cameron makes a movie about it. A 21st century Das Boot could be good

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