Titanic Submersible Failure

strantor

Joined Oct 3, 2010
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No, but there are a few "Experts" in both aviation and now sub implosions. It just seems funny to me how when there is a tragedy how they come out of the woodwork.
Was that directed at me? If so, know that I consider myself an "expert" only in the same quotes as you wrote it with. As maybe the only active member of this forum who has ever been aboard a real submarine, much less served years on one, I felt obliged to join the discussion and hopefully provide unique insight. Not sure why that's a problem, or why you have have anything negative to say about it.
 

shortbus

Joined Sep 30, 2009
10,050
Was that directed at me?
You should know that it wasn't directed at you, I know you know subs.

It was mean't mainly at two people who always seem to be experts in these things. The guy's that no matter what the disaster they have experience in the problem. They know who they are.
 

shortbus

Joined Sep 30, 2009
10,050
How is that "funny" and what's your point?
It's not Ha-Ha funny, but weird funny. Doesn't matter if a plane drops from the sky, a train spills deadly chemicals in a rural town or something sinks. They have the answers. Some times before the full situation is even known.

Stop and think about all of the threads about this kind of stuff and remember who was making the expert answers. Like I said to Strantor they know who I mean. If you don't, contact me in PM.
 

nsaspook

Joined Aug 27, 2009
16,330
You should know that it wasn't directed at you, I know you know subs.

It was mean't mainly at two people who always seem to be experts in these things. The guy's that no matter what the disaster they have experience in the problem. They know who they are.
You're grading high for your imagined 'experts'.. What most of us see as ordinary competence on the general topics of material sciences (something you gain from a general physics or science education beyond high school) you see as expertise of the subject Submersible Failure. It's very logical to see what possible failure modes existed on the doomed craft as the CEO was told many times, by actual experts in the field, almost exactly what was going to happen and most likely did happen to the craft.

Sadly, what happened to them was not a surprise or a deep mystery.
 

panic mode

Joined Oct 10, 2011
5,002
It's not Ha-Ha funny, but weird funny. Doesn't matter if a plane drops from the sky, a train spills deadly chemicals in a rural town or something sinks. They have the answers. Some times before the full situation is even known.

Stop and think about all of the threads about this kind of stuff and remember who was making the expert answers. Like I said to Strantor they know who I mean. If you don't, contact me in PM.
Its the thing called internet where everyone is able to explore or express ideas. and internet forum is exactly the place where such exchange can take place. that includes those who would rather control who can say something and what can be said. the fact is also that internet is providing great deal of anonymity yet some may not have courage to speak frankly and challenge opposing views, they may find their comfort in gossip.
 

cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
8,775

Officials presented a historical overview of the Titan, noting that its hull had never been subject to third-party testing and had been left exposed to weather and other elements while in storage.
In addition, they laid out serious problems experienced by the submersible on expeditions carried out before the disaster. In 2021 and 2022, over the course of 13 dives to the Titanic, it had 118 equipment issues.
These included the front dome falling off when it was brought out of the sea, its thrusters failing at 3,500m down and, on one dive, its batteries dying and leaving passengers stuck inside for 27 hours.
 

BobTPH

Joined Jun 5, 2013
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Could you summarize the findings that are interesting? Not going to watch 44 minute video that might or might not be illuminating.
 
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