Rds1983 Posted June 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2023 5 hours ago, tomav84 said: the key difference with this, is that the regulations for this sort of thing are full of holes apparently, one of which being that this takes place in international waters where you can basically do what you like. Whilst they are operating in international waters, they have a headquarters in the USA and must abide by their laws. You'd hope there would be something that would support the customers and require strict safety controls. People won't have been signing up and paying for the expedition in international waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 8 hours ago, cheltenham_villa said: why did the world put so much effort and cost into trying to find 8 millionaires lost so far under sea? Compare it to the efforts and attention given to the 500 people who lost lives in the Mediterranean in the week. Disappointing state of our world. In summary, it is a more interesting story. I don't think it is about the wealth of the individuals. The Thai kids stuck in a cave, and the Chilean miners weren't rich, but the story captured peoples imagination. Unfortunately migrant boats don''t, as they are a fairly common occurrence, sadly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Thread still going, I thought it would drop like a stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, Mr_Dogg said: Thread still going, I thought it would drop like a stone. It'll implode any minute. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, Mr_Dogg said: Thread still going, I thought it would drop like a stone. Sure it will implode any day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 James Cameron suggesting they probably knew there was a problem and were trying to ascend before it blew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 There is a real titanic amount of substandard posts in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, Rodders said: James Cameron suggesting they probably knew there was a problem and were trying to ascend before it blew. There's just no shutting this prick up this week 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Rodders said: James Cameron suggesting they probably knew there was a problem and were trying to ascend before it blew. There’s no way anyone could even know that. No point in him speculating at this stage. I just hope they didn’t have a period of panic before the thing imploded. Would rather it just happened and them not know a single thing about it. Such a horrendous tragedy. Edited June 23, 2023 by Tayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 Yeah I want to die in my sleep like my dad… Spoiler …not screaming in terror like his passengers. I’ve added the punch for the McIntyre fans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 25 minutes ago, Davkaus said: There's just no shutting this prick up this week He's one of the most experienced experts on the subject in fairness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 16 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Yeah I want to die in my sleep like my dad… Hide contents …not screaming in terror like his passengers. I’ve added the punch for the McIntyre fans. Spoiler Wasn’t that Monkhouse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted June 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2023 21 minutes ago, Tayls said: There’s no way anyone could even know that. No point in him speculating at this stage. I just hope they didn’t have a period of panic before the thing imploded. Would rather it just happened and them not know a single thing about it. Such a horrendous tragedy. all reasonable theories say they'd have known absolutely nothing about it. so quick it would've been like someone flicked off the light switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Mr_Dogg said: He's one of the most experienced experts on the subject in fairness. I'm not saying he doesn't know what he's talking about, I just wager the people coordinating the public response would appreciate him shutting the **** up rather than going out of his way to conduct multiple media interviews seemingly just to show off what insider information he had. Maybe I'm miles off base, but he comes across like a bit of a nobhead, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 10 minutes ago, Mr_Dogg said: He's one of the most experienced experts on the subject in fairness. You cut down a few trees, it don't make you a lumberjack. My understanding is he has been a passenger on a submersible alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Seat68 said: You cut down a few trees, it don't make you a lumberjack. My understanding is he has been a passenger on a submersible alot. Your understanding is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I'm not saying he doesn't know what he's talking about, I just wager the people coordinating the public response would appreciate him shutting the **** up rather than going out of his way to conduct multiple media interviews seemingly just to show off what insider information he had. Maybe I'm miles off base, but he comes across like a bit of a nobhead, IMO. Same as everybody else being interviewed, it's kinda the point of interviews in an extraordinary event like this, look for the experts first, then find the ones willing to talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, Seat68 said: You cut down a few trees, it don't make you a lumberjack. My understanding is he has been a passenger on a submersible alot. I believe he designed the sub that has been the deepest on the planet. A serious engineer who happens to also make films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, TheAuthority said: I believe he designed the sub that has been the deepest on the planet. A serious engineer who happens to also make films Well then without looking it it, I am wrong. He is a lumberjack. Hold the bus. A cursory glance and his contribution to the technology is like the spice girls contribution to the songwriting on their albums. Edited June 23, 2023 by Seat68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted June 23, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2023 Cameron has invested a lot of time and money on deep sea submarine exploration, he codesigned and then piloted the sub that's been to the deepest place a human has been in the ocean. He is an arsehole but he knows what he's talking about with submarines of this sort. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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