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A Submersible That Takes Tourists To The Titanic Shipwreck Has Gone Missing by Tranquility4u: 5:23pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
A submersible that takes tourists to the Titanic shipwreck has gone missing off the North American coast in the Atlantic. The operator, OceanGate, says it's exploring and mobilising "all options to bring the crew back safely" The Boston coast guard tells the BBC it is leading the search operation It is not known how many people are on board - or precisely where the vessel is According to the firm, the vessel has "life support" for 96 hours for a crew of five The wreck sits around 3,800m (12,500ft) below sea level at the bottom of the ocean It is located around 600km (370 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. What is the Titan submarine? The Titan is a five-person submersible, to descend to depths of 4,000 metres Its dimensions are 670 cm x 280 cm x 250 cm It has "life support" of 96 hours for a crew of five It travels at three knots - that's around 3.5 miles per hour Aside from taking divers to the wreck of the Titanic, it's used for site survey and inspection, research and data collection, film and media production, and deep sea testing of hardware and software It's equipped with an integrated platform which the submarine launches from and returns to before and after each dive https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-65953941 |
Re: A Submersible That Takes Tourists To The Titanic Shipwreck Has Gone Missing by donbachi(m): 5:25pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Titanic and everything about it..is bad news 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: A Submersible That Takes Tourists To The Titanic Shipwreck Has Gone Missing by SangoOlukosoOba(m): 5:28pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Peter Obi should be channeling his energy towards recovering the missing submarine which is feasible, not searching for missing votes in thin air. 1 Like |
Re: A Submersible That Takes Tourists To The Titanic Shipwreck Has Gone Missing by Antiochus(m): 5:28pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
I pray they are found. Oyinbo people and exploration. Me no fit do any tourism go under sea nitemi even if the tourism is free. I trust myself 1 Like |
Re: A Submersible That Takes Tourists To The Titanic Shipwreck Has Gone Missing by Flora2Sweet: 5:30pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Imagine.. the life support runs out, cus time runs faster when you're in deepshits" like this |
Re: A Submersible That Takes Tourists To The Titanic Shipwreck Has Gone Missing by ManWater: 5:45pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Oyibo dey try sha. Very adventurous. How many Nigerians will be willing to enter submarine vehicle & travel almost 4km beneath the ocean just for adventure? |
Re: A Submersible That Takes Tourists To The Titanic Shipwreck Has Gone Missing by Wawelexy(m): 5:58pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Titanic wreck site is a hunted place... Dead spirit might have diverted the submarine to an unknown destination...... Oyinbo people and their curious lifestyle |
Re: A Submersible That Takes Tourists To The Titanic Shipwreck Has Gone Missing by VeryWickedMan: 6:41pm On Jun 19, 2023 |
Aboki iron kwandem is a big problem in this world.
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