Hoping the Titan submersible rescue effort is successful!
8I am so concerned that the submersible will not be found in time. 
I’m in the wrong tax bracket to afford something like this (I mean obviously…I’m shopping on Meh…), but even if I could, there is NO WAY I’d do this. I am not that adventurous.
But geez…they planned for an 8 hour trip. This has got to be absolutely terrifying beyond measure. I can not imagine what they are thinking and going through.
Why did it take hours and hours before the ship contacted anyone to let them know they lost contact? That bothers me.
I saw something that said if they made noise it could possibly be picked up by sonar…but I can’t imagine that would be true. Plus…I’m quite sure, if they’re alive, they’re conserving as much oxygen as they can.
Praying this has a positive outcome. If they survive, the movie about this is being written as we speak. And the irony of them exploring the Titanic is certainly not lost on me.
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Everything I’ve read about this vessel and operation scares me. The “hatch” is bolted down FROM THE OUTSIDE, so even if they successfully surfaced, they could still suffocate.
@blaineg yup! How horrifying to know that you made it to the surface but can’t open the hatch!!
This is the stuff of nightmares!
Then my husband had to make it worse for me by saying something to the effect of the occupants finding a ‘way’ to increase their oxygen time.
Yikes! I said “I hadn’t thought of that horror…but thanks for that!”
CNN is reporting that sonar devices have picked up “Banging Sounds” about 30 mins. apart on Tuesday. Let’s hope that’s true and they can be located and rescued ASAP!
@IndifferentDude I just saw that!
That is awesome, if it means they can be found!!
Or horrifying, if they don’t find them in time. That means they were alive in the cold and dark until they ran out of oxygen, and didn’t mercifully implode which would at least be quick and painless!
Didn’t James Cameron go down several times in his own little submersible? How freaking awesome would it be if he came to the site and was involved in rescuing them by using his equipment, lol! Talk about a movie! Like Titanic/Titan inception…
FOOLS! TOOLS! JEWELS! AWESOME!
It looks like they were not successful. RIP
@katbyter It’s unfortunate and sad. But at this point a catastrophic explosion that almost certainly killed them instantly is so much better than finding the craft intact at some point in the future. At least this way they likely did not suffer.
@gt0163c @katbyter I absolutely agree!! I’m glad it appears that the event happened on descent, and it was quick.
It would have been worse if they had survived a day or 2 before the implosion.