Yeah they were supposedly just 300-500 feet above the Titanic when it happened. So depending on the range and visibility of the camera connected to the flat screen, it’s possible the implosion happened almost down to the moment they laid eyes on the Titanic. It would definitely make for a better shipwreck movie. Cursed ship continues to claim lives, stealing every soul that dares gaze upon it.
That's cute the local news catching up with page 35 a week later. https://www.the-mainboard.com/index...mb-rich-tourists.184472/page-35#post-19000900
Yeah same here. The thought is that the unpressurized parts are only going to get damaged due to the shockwave of the implosion of the pressure chamber. Pressure chamber failed at its weakest point, which was likely the hull.
According to this they had dropped weights and were aborting the dive when the implosion occured. So something went wrong that they knew about
Diving bell is the exact opposite senario. They were close to the surface inside a chamber of compressed air while they were beginning their decompression process. Someone opened the seal while it was highly pressurized and everyone was sucked out and all the air in their bodies were immediately decompressed. I think one dudes entire body went through a tiny hole.
Yeah that article has a lot more detail as well about the safety concerns in the early years of the company (which with all the other info we have isn’t a surprise, but I didn’t realize how far back it went). It was an accident waiting to happen. It’s incredible how much effort they put in to try and warn various authorities about it, but once again threatened and actual litigation by a safety adverse idiot halted it.
Fuck that French dude. He apparently was well respected in the field and gave validity to what Rush was doing which got people killed.
This part was sort of haunting to me. - For the Five Deeps crew, Nargeolet’s legacy is complicated by the circumstances of his final dives. “I had a conversation with P. H. just as recently as a few months ago,” Lahey told me. “I kept giving him shit for going out there. I said, ‘P. H., by you being out there, you legitimize what this guy’s doing. It’s a tacit endorsement. And, worse than that, I think he’s using your involvement with the project, and your presence on the site, as a way to fucking lure people into it.’ ” Nargeolet replied that he was getting old. He was a grieving widower, and, as he told people several times in recent years, “if you have to go, that would be a good way. Instant.” “I said, ‘O.K., so you’re ready to fucking die? Is that what it is, P. H.?’ ” Lahey recalled. “And he said, ‘No, no, but I figure that, maybe if I’m out there, I can help them avoid a tragedy.’ But instead he found himself right in the fucking center of a tragedy. And he didn’t deserve to go that way.” “I loved P. H. Nargeolet,” Lahey continued. He started choking up. “He was a brilliant human being and somebody that I had the privilege of knowing for almost twenty-five years, and I think it’s a tremendously sad way for him to have ended his life.”
“Stockton strategically structured everything to be out of U.S. jurisdiction” for its Titanic pursuits, the former senior OceanGate employee told me. “It was deliberate.” In a legal filing, the company reported that the submersible was “being developed and assembled in Washington, but will be owned by a Bahamian entity, will be registered in the Bahamas and will operate exclusively outside the territorial waters of the United States.” Although it is illegal to transport passengers in an unclassed, experimental submersible, “under U.S. regulations, you can kill crew,” McCallum told me. “You do get in a little bit of trouble, in the eyes of the law. But, if you kill a passenger, you’re in big trouble. And so everyone was classified as a ‘mission specialist.’ There were no passengers—the word ‘passenger’ was never used.” No one bought tickets; they contributed an amount of money set by Rush to one of OceanGate’s entities, to fund their own missions. “It is truly hard to imagine the discernment it took for Stockton to string together each of the links in the chain,” Patrick noted. “ ‘How do I avoid liability in Washington State? How do I avoid liability with an offshore corporate structure? How do I keep the U.S. Coast Guard from breathing down my neck?’ ”
Our five year old watched Titanic at my mom's house last week and she's obsessed. We've watched 2 documentaries this week, watched Titanic last night, and we're now watching it again. It is a good movie though.
https://www.stitcher.com/show/behin...ckton-rush-inventor-of-the-deathsub-304783351 https://www.stitcher.com/show/behin...ckton-rush-inventor-of-the-deathsub-304851673
That guy got pushed through a 2 foot crack in the door and was extruded on the other side. The others that weren’t in that room with him had their blood boil when the gasses expanded rapidly out of solution. All the fat in their blood came out of solution as well and completely covered their vasculature and organs.
I watched it last week and it still holds up really well. I just wish they didn’t let jack die because it made me sad
Yes, wrong thread, but I caught what you wrote and I think you should re-test the unit because what you said doesn't make sense. Also, in my opinion, people living in wide swaths of the country (including most of PA) should have a radon mitigation system installed if the home has a basement. I've seen those tests pop high for a granite countertop, it doesn't take much (and long term tests are way more accurate than short term)
What’s the logic on retesting the unit? For reference I spent extra on the test and didn’t just go with the charcoal, it was an electric test that also indicates whether it was tampered with or not that gives readouts every hour for 48 hours, came back maxed at .9 pci/l averaging .3 pci/L
Typically I like to run more than one test, but those results make sense compared to what you'd written prior.
it's a system installed into your house to keep radon gas (from radioactive minerals in the bedrock, fill, or topsoil around your basement) from seeping into your house. Radon is in a gaseous state when you breath it but if it further decays into a solid in your lungs it can become lodged in there (or end up elsewhere in your body) and becomes a cancer risk. I think it's the second or third leading cause of lung cancer in the United States behind smoking. If you live in an area of the country with radioactive minerals in the bedrock, you should definitely get your house tested (call a pro or order the tests and do it yourself, it's not difficult). EPA radon zone map https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-12/documents/radon-zones-map.pdf
Before we bought our house we had a radon test and system put it because the multiple day test showed one spike above normal and my wife is crazy. Maybe the previous owners of the house you were looking at are similarly crazy.
I looked it up the air and water systems installed were over 10k just for the equipment (uninstalled)
Maybe if the submarine billionaire had spent more time in the home maintenance thread he wouldn't have built a submarine out of substandard, low grade materials jmo
Investigation by forensic pathologists determined that Hellevik, being exposed to the highest pressure gradient and in the process of moving to secure the inner door, was forced through the crescent-shaped opening measuring 60 centimetres (24 in) long created by the jammed interior trunk door. With the escaping air and pressure, it included bisection of his thoracoabdominal cavity, which resulted in fragmentation of his body, followed by expulsion of all of the internal organs of his chest and abdomen, except the trachea and a section of small intestine, and of the thoracic spine. These were projected some distance, one section being found 10 metres (30 ft) vertically above the exterior pressure door.[3]: 95
All the time, even got steering conversation in that direction down to an art form. "Did you see the latest Nic Cage movie? " And just goes from there
We are weeks later and I am still laughing at the alternative titanic ending. Just outstanding shit man
There are some alleged leaked transcripts of the Titan’s final communications floating around out there. I don’t think anyone has been able to verify their veracity, but if they are real, these guys knew they were completely fucked for at least 20 minutes before the sub actually imploded. Their ability to ascend may have even been impeded by structural failure too. Some of the communications in the transcripts seem too long/complex to be real, since I thought they were only able to converse in short, simple texts. Having said that, it seems like James Cameron and others knew a lot more right from the start than they were comfortable saying, so it’s possible something like this exists, and someone leaked it to make sure it did t get buried.
Transcript of Titan Submersible Radio Communications: [Background noise of humming and equipment] Pilot 1: Control, this is Titan submersible. We're currently at a depth of 4,500 meters. Everything has been smooth so far. Control: Copy that, Titan. Good to hear. Proceed with caution and keep us updated. Pilot 2: Roger that, Control. We're maintaining our descent. All systems look green. [Silence for a few moments] Pilot 1: Control, we're experiencing a sudden pressure spike in the cabin. Something's not right. Control: Titan, confirm the pressure readings. Is there a breach? Pilot 2: Control, the pressure is skyrocketing. We have an immediate and catastrophic hull failure! Control: Hold on, Titan. Initiate emergency ascent procedures immediately. We're mobilizing rescue teams. [Sound of frantic activity and alarms] Pilot 1: Control, the implosion is imminent. We won't be able to make it to the surface! Control: Stay calm, Titan. We're doing everything we can. Brace for impact and prepare for emergency extraction. [Sound of intense vibrations and metal creaking] Pilot 2: Control, the hull is collapsing. We're being crushed! Control: Hang in there, Titan. We're trying to establish a connection with the rescue teams. Help is on the way! [Sound of static and distorted distress signals] [Transmission ends abruptly]