Tourist Trip to Titanic Terribly Turns Tragic

[BamaATL 16592]

5 minutes ago, Radical Larry said:

His shoes are?

[Post Oak 20174]

2 hours ago, Gatorubet said:

To All My Surly Friends:
It is with great pleasure that I proudly announce the birth of my new GoFundMe project - the formation of an innovative, science-driven undersea engineering company, whose mission it is to develop and implement a deep sea diving vessel for the commercial purpose of exploring the wreck of the late submersible Titan.
This is your opportunity to join me in funding this historic project. Details to follow soon. 
 

 

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[Pancho 44191]

 

[ztejas 43216]

8 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

That's Victor Vescovo who's from Dallas. He's a total badass. He and his team are the ones that just found that WW2 Navy ship at 22,000 feet. 

[Pato del Muerto 52251]

56 minutes ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

If they could pinpoint it within five miles in 1968, imagine how good they are now.

I doubt it has moved much since then. 

[CycleTex87 2952]

54 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

I’ll be honest, the first time the SpaceX crew ship lifted off, I thought the exact same thing. Kinda still do. 
 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8798]

Search and rescue/recovery for thrill seeking idiots that go on exotic expeditions shouldn’t be funded by the tax payers.

[Herbie Hancock 7296]

Search and rescue/recovery for thrill seeking idiots that go on exotic expeditions shouldn’t be funded by the tax payers.

As your unfriendly resident 911 specialist; if we quit spending govt money on stupid people then your local fire department would still be showing up on horseback with buckets and your ambulance would still be run by the funeral home.

[OU Sucks 8743]

Someone posted part 1 of this documentary about the sub and it's actually good, so here are all the segments.  Only at the start of part 3 now, but highlights so far are Stockton saying you're not supposed to build with carbon fiber and titanium together (which I mentioned before), the YouTuber driving the Titan into a rock during a shallow water test run, and this:

Total time for all the videos is almost 2 hours and it's in Spanish, but you can turn on English subtitles.

Edited June 23, 2023 by OU Sucks

[MNLonghornFUKM 8798]

As your unfriendly resident 911 specialist; if we quit spending govt money on stupid people then your local fire department would still be showing up on horseback with buckets and your ambulance would still be run by the funeral home.

Ok and?

You know some influencer free lancer is going to be try this out. They’ll just need some funding

[InkaUtexas 25301]

2 hours ago, Bevo said:

ummm the parts came from Taiwan.

Yeah, but we told them what we wanted and did the ordering. "Why America need so many underwater components?" 

"Be quiet Chang and pack the box."

2 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

Because the Navy thought it’d be funny to send the Coast Guard out to search for an imploded submersible.

And maybe fuck with the French, Canadians and Brits! 

[Pig Bellmont 8664]

Guys I really need prayers because I just learned my rich brother in law was crushed to death in a really obviously dangerous voluntary trip that cost as much as a house. We’re all truly heartbroken about it.
 

Also I’m separately super stoked about this Our Lady Peace concert. 

Also, I’m an ass man. It’s important that you don’t judge me for wanting that shit on my face. 
 

Also, before I inevitably delete this account, I’m going to probably drop the n word a few times. 
 

Your prayers are super appreciated in these troubling moments 

[ChiTownDoc 21077]

[Sam Lin 3539]

8 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Also, we are clearly getting dumber if we are just comparing the two.  The titanic was largely operator error.  This was everyone error.  Each and every person inside the sub and in charge of the ‘mission’ above water is/was a total fucking moron.  

Titanic also had engineering and manufacturing error as contributing factors (compartment design, metallurgy used). Lot of links in that fault chain as well. Not disagreeing with your second statement at all, but ultimately human hubris killed wealthy people in both cases.

 

3 hours ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

seriously though, why the f didn't the US Navy tell everyone?  

Did you read the article? They notified Coast Guard, who opted to proceed with search.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1549]

2 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

Because the Navy thought it’d be funny to send the Coast Guard out to search for an imploded submersible.

it's the government, agencies don't talk to each other. 

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14 minutes ago, Sam Lin said:

Did you read the article? They notified Coast Guard, who opted to proceed with search.

Honestly, if the Coast Guard said on Sunday night "nah, we're not going to search, they're all dead" the amount of shit that people would have been flinging at the CG, the government in general, etc., would be...

[Sam Lin 3539]

Exactly. And sonar isn't 100%, they knew something imploded in the area, but it could have been an external tank or some unrelated piece of stray scrap. They made the right decision to continue search until definitive confirmation.

Plus this is/was a great training opp for a lot of the search team.

[InkaUtexas 25301]

There is a lot of waste in the government, especially DHS, but the USCG is not one of them. 

[Homercles 10205]

Why would the coast guard need to be trained and equipped for open-ocean, deep sea rescues?  Isn’t their area of expertise…like…in the name?

[YGIFS 19448]

Just now, InkaUtexas said:

There is a lot of waste in the government, especially DHS, but the USCG is not one of them. 

Yeah, when I think of the Coast Guard, first thing that pops in my head is bloat.  Oh sorry, I meant boat.

[Deej 76408]

Did they have a backup sub? We could probably get it cheap with the wreath fund and then let Nicole stake out Town Lake off Rainey.

[ztejas 43216]

35 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

"Be quiet Chang and pack the box."

Wow. Pretty offensive. How do you know his name wasn't Ching?

[HenryJames 65853]

15 minutes ago, Sam Lin said:

Exactly. And sonar isn't 100%, they knew something imploded in the area, but it could have been an external tank or some unrelated piece of stray scrap. They made the right decision to continue search until definitive confirmation.

Plus this is/was a great training opp for a lot of the search team.

Plus we got four days of jokes.

[pantone159 712]

15 minutes ago, Sam Lin said:

Plus this is/was a great training opp for a lot of the search team.

Yep. Sensors show something that imploded, triangulate its position, then send an ROV deep down and find it. And you didn't plan any of this so it tests how well you can do all that quick with no warning.

[ABSR 5286]

2 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

Because the Navy thought it’d be funny to send the Coast Guard out to search for an imploded submersible.

Coasties got nothin’ better to do.

[Sawbonz 27317]

1 minute ago, HenryJames said:

Plus we got four days of jokes.

These people did not die in vain

[Biff Tannen 45441]

1 hour ago, Pig Bellmont said:

Also I’m separately super stoked about this Our Lady Peace concert. 

Also, I’m an ass man. It’s important that you don’t judge me for wanting that shit on my face. 

Failing to see the bad parts about these two.

[Blotto 23366]

3 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Can someone post that WSJ article? Paywalled

https://archive.is/pSpem

[InkaUtexas 25301]

31 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Wow. Pretty offensive. How do you know his name wasn't Ching?

Saw the packing sheet. 

[Sawbonz 27317]

4 hours ago, blacklab said:

Ocean is pretty quiet down deep. 
we picked up a Russian boat off the coast of Africa when we were just off the coast of Virginia. 
 

Was it a diesel?

[YGIFS 19448]

Was a Hemi with a an exhaust modifier.  Everybody on board was wearing Oakleys for some reason.  

[Sam Lin 3539]

48 minutes ago, Homercles said:

Why would the coast guard need to be trained and equipped for open-ocean, deep sea rescues?  Isn’t their area of expertise…like…in the name?

No. They do a shitton of stuff that is not in the name.

[Rimbo 25707]

11 hours ago, closetohumping said:

 

I cannot disagree with this more strongly.

I absolutely want to make light of this tragedy.

 

5 hours ago, UTGrad98 said:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-navy-detected-titan-sub-implosion-days-ago-6844cb12

 

Looks like our Intel knew as well

 

As I said yesterday... this was always a recovery operation, not rescue.

[SurlyBDR 22528]

52 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Wow. Pretty offensive. How do you know his name wasn't Ching?

[Nicole44 22021]

I could make a submersible out of a giant magic 8 ball…and add some of these gadgets. Sadly I am sure there are more than a few people designing their own submersible…after the shitshow we just witnessed…in a way it kind of inspires people to be creative…lol all of this shit I have no doubt I can make work in such a way that the fucking thing won’t implode. 

[dogfarts 45]

Hands down, no question, the best thread on Surly this year.  Might be a top 3 all-time.

The Statues thread is in the top 1 all-time

[Pato del Muerto 52251]

Just now, dogfarts said:

The Statues thread is in the top 1 all-time

Not surly. And would be possibly bested by worst sexual experience in ms paint thread. 

[FartingMonk 3606]

I just want to know when they had a sinking feeling that something was wrong.

[Horn Dogg 3798]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Not surly. And would be possibly bested by worst sexual experience in ms paint thread. 

The JD Horne triumphant return attempt was pretty fucking good over on the Shag. RIP JD.

[crash_davis 23076]

I look forward to the story when imma and blacklab have to explain this thread to a judge. 

[MatchFive 1]

It would be crazy if the cheap ass game controller needed new batteries and they ended up crashing into the ocean floor which caused the hull to rupture.

I hope they are able to recover the game controller. It would stand as a warning to the stupidity of thrill seeking rich people.

Congratulate me on my first poast!

[blacklab 11841]

1 hour ago, Sawbonz said:

Was it a diesel?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa-class_submarine

[Goredho 17273]

12 hours ago, FartingMonk said:

Maybe the air will trickle down there just like the wealth

Holy fuck, this is brilliant.

[HiggyBaby 2505]

[NWAustinDude 2252]

[General Specific 3214]

Holy shit this place. What a spectacular ride this thread has been. I will forever think of it as Surlys race to the bottom. And I’m all for moar!

[Pig Bellmont 8664]

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

Failing to see the bad parts about these two.

I’m mourning my family but also I’m super rad. 

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9 minutes ago, General Specific said:

I will forever think of it as Surlys race to the bottom.