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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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[–] Licensed_to_ill@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years 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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[–] SHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] MashingBundle@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Wow, it's confirmed. Honestly so grateful they had an immediate and painless death. Imagine sitting in complete darkness for 4 days waiting to suffocate.

[–] TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] bobsuruncle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They are lost. Even if they found them alive, they can't transfer them off the vehicle. they are even bolted in. the shell is made from 5 inch thick spun titanium carbon fiber with a bonded ring and a metal cap on each end. the pressure vessel most probably shattered then everything got squished.

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[–] beijingb33f@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unlikely. Even if they could find the sub, safely raising it or somehow docking with it would take too long. They’re almost out of oxygen, so that thing is a sarcophagus at this point.

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[–] rhythm_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Nope sadly a 250k coffin

[–] Zansacu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (13 children)

I think a better question would be "Should they be rescued?". Billionaires are a stain on humanity. You simply do not need that much wealth for any valid purpose.

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[–] TurretCorruption@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I've read that the sub in question was only rated for 1300 ft, and they were taking it on dives of up to 4000 ft. Unless the sub surfaced as part of a safety protocol, there is an exceedingly high probability that the sub imploded and killed everybody.

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[–] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Sadly no. It probably had a leak and everyone was instantly crashed like a pop can…

[–] AliLunaCat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

At this point, I think they have less than 24 hours of air left, so I highly doubt they'll be alive when/if the sub is found

[–] malloc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

With all the news I keep hearing. I dont think they will survive. I guess thats one less billionaires in the world. Probaby for the better.

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[–] SoPunny@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (6 children)

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

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[–] FiskFisk33@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (2 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"

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is least painful/scary way for them to die. It'd be an instantaneous death.

High pressure under water does weird things

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=kWVvI4Aw-kc

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[–] IceQuest@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At this point, I'd be surprised if they were ever found. Assuming the sub is still intact and not wondering aimlessly, the sheer size of the search area makes it difficult to find the sub.

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[–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Lost subs don't tend to have happy endings. Was there ever a successful rescue at all?

[–] sternail@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 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.

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