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[News] Missing submersible.



A1X

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Similar to the ‘space‘ flights I guess…….
True but there's not the element of "and this is where hundreds of people died" element with space
 






Official Old Man

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Aug 27, 2011
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UPDATE
A ship with two underwater vessels capable of searching for the missing sub, has arrived at the scene.
I'm not sure how they can raise the sub though should they find it.
 








Brok

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Dec 26, 2011
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UPDATE
A ship with two underwater vessels capable of searching for the missing sub, has arrived at the scene.
I'm not sure how they can raise the sub though should they find it.
A good magnet would help, I guess.
And no, I'm not joking. There must be a load of steel in the thing as well as ballast to help it sink, surely?
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Couldn't think of a much worse way to go.
Must be awful if you're sat in that thing at the bottom of the ocean waiting to die with 5 others. I wonder if they even got to see the Titanic?
 


luge

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Dec 18, 2010
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Why has no one considered that the submarine may have been eaten by THE MEG?

As you will see by this video below, it did attack Jason Statham in a submersible just over 5 years ago.

 






Iggle Piggle

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Must be awful if you're sat in that thing at the bottom of the ocean waiting to die with 5 others. I wonder if they even got to see the Titanic?

One of my colleagues has helpfully stated on the matter that "They'd be nothing worse than being sat in that thing at the bottom of your sea with your arse"

To be fair, he's got a point.
 


birthofanorange

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I would have assumed that there would have been some form of emergency beacon/transmitter/similar, should this kind of situation arise? Not saying a rescue attempt would be possible, but at least giving their location.
 






arewethereyet?

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Personally I don’t think it’s right that “sightseeing“ is appropriate to what is actually a graveyard. Could we see more lives claimed by the Titanic sinking 111 years after over 1500 people lost their lives.
 








A1X

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Couldn't think of a much worse way to go.

From what i've read, the whole operation does feel like a bit "Del boy sea tours"
Atlantis. Paris. Peckham.
 


A1X

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Personally I don’t think it’s right that “sightseeing“ is appropriate to what is actually a graveyard. Could we see more lives claimed by the Titanic sinking 111 years after over 1500 people lost their lives.
As long as Celine Dion doesn't release another f**king song about it.
 


Blue3

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If I was shown the promotional video where the guy says all we do is press this button and off we go using a gaming handset as we head two miles below sea level, there would be zero chance of me getting into it
 






upthealbion1970

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I would have assumed that there would have been some form of emergency beacon/transmitter/similar, should this kind of situation arise? Not saying a rescue attempt would be possible, but at least giving their location.
There are but can only be activated when it’s on the surface
 


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