Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 03:17 last edited by
A dust mite on a gnat on a rounding error of our budget.
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 16:05 last edited by
@Jolly said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
Sounds horrible, but wonder what those remains cost the American taxpayer?
Yeah, it was a big story and all, but they were on a private excursion, they were all (somewhat) rich.
If I were the king of the world, I would have let them RIP there in the ocean.
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 16:55 last edited by
Agreed. What useful information relative to our society can be gained and at what cost? This is a pretty simple strength of materials question. The ones he used failed.
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 16:59 last edited by
The question is the opportunity cost. I doubt any checks were written from a general fund. What would the coast guardians have been doing instead?
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 17:07 last edited by
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It gives a real world opportunity for training and experience in deep sea salvage and rescue. The experience may save lives some day.
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The money would have been spent anyway. The equipment was already built, the boats and the labor already paid for. May as well use it.
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The question is the opportunity cost. I doubt any checks were written from a general fund. What would the coast guardians have been doing instead?
wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 19:37 last edited by@Horace said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
The question is the opportunity cost. I doubt any checks were written from a general fund. What would the coast guardians have been doing instead?
Saving lives?
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@Horace said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
The question is the opportunity cost. I doubt any checks were written from a general fund. What would the coast guardians have been doing instead?
Saving lives?
wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 20:20 last edited by@Jolly said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
@Horace said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
The question is the opportunity cost. I doubt any checks were written from a general fund. What would the coast guardians have been doing instead?
Saving lives?
I hope no lives were lost to the absence of coast guard resources during this salvage operation. For practical purposes, I guess the coast guard was happy for the free marketing about the cool stuff they do.
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The question is the opportunity cost. I doubt any checks were written from a general fund. What would the coast guardians have been doing instead?
wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 21:07 last edited by@Horace said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
The question is the opportunity cost. I doubt any checks were written from a general fund. What would the coast guardians have been doing instead?
Attending DEI training?
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wrote on 28 May 2024, 11:45 last edited by
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wrote on 28 May 2024, 14:33 last edited by
I guess there must be a market for very rich people to do very dangerous things.
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wrote on 28 May 2024, 14:44 last edited by
The flavor of boredom felt by a person who can have anything money can buy, might feel existential.
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wrote on 28 May 2024, 15:57 last edited by
"Let me show you it's safe" is one of the great ironic phrases throughout history.
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wrote on 28 May 2024, 16:09 last edited by
"It seemed like a good idea at the time"
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wrote on 16 Sept 2024, 00:51 last edited by
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/
These are five key questions that still need to be answered.
Did the passengers know the dive was going wrong?
Which part of the Titan sub failed?
Did ocean sounds distract from the search?
Why were safety concerns ignored by Oceangate?
Why did the authorities allow Titan to dive?
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wrote on 17 Sept 2024, 01:41 last edited by
Photo of subarmine (or what was left of it) on bottom of ocean
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The sonobuoys are going to pick up any unnatural pattern. They're designed to find the quietest subs in the world.
wrote on 14 Feb 2025, 14:18 last edited by@Jon said in Submersible tour boat joins the Titanic:
The sonobuoys are going to pick up any unnatural pattern. They're designed to find the quietest subs in the world.
This is what was heard 900 miles away:
Link to video
