Hedgecutter Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, GordonD said: This is what they really need. I.R. are a bunch of charlatans. What they actually need is the expertise of W.A.S.P. Although slight problem just now seeing as Troy and his crew are also in San Diego for the Blink 182 show. Edited June 20, 2023 by Hedgecutter 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 24 minutes ago, Redgold said: Beginning to look bad now ..... Now? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Redgold said: I would not joke about it any more now Plenty air left and they're only just starting to look underwater. Unless it's already popped of course, in which case it's more of a "too soon" thing. Edited June 20, 2023 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 The DSV guys have got Darwin on the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 It's not good for those involved and their families, but does this really deserve nearly 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the BBC news, given everything else that's going on in the world at the moment. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Wonder if they'll find Caroline Watts phone? 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, Soapy FFC said: It's not good for those involved and their families, but does this really deserve nearly 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the BBC news, given everything else that's going on in the world at the moment. There's British rich people involved. Of course it's top of the BBCs agenda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 15 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Plenty air left and they're only just starting to look underwater. Where have they been looking up till now? In space? (Though apparently the British billionaire did fly aboard one of those suborbital trips.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 The whole design of the craft looks like it was built in a shed from a water tank, a PlayStation and a fan. f**k that. Not tethered to a vessel, with no constant communication or location beacon. f**k that. No fail safes of inflatables or emergency signaling system. f**k that. Who would think that is ever a good idea? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, GordonD said: Where have they been looking up till now? In space? (Though apparently the British billionaire did fly aboard one of those suborbital trips.) They didn't have specialised sonar or robot subs till now, they've been hoping it's bobbing on the surface. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: There's British rich people involved. Of course it's top of the BBCs agenda I saw the papers headlines this morning, most of which are along the lines of 'BRIT ON MISSING TITANIC SUB', and thought that there's not really all that much different between that and the old (urban myth) P&J Titanic headline of 'NORTH-EAST MAN DROWNS AT SEA'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Just now, welshbairn said: They didn't have specialised sonar or robot subs till now, they've been hoping it's bobbing on the surface. Even if it did bob to the surface, they are still in an enclosed tank, with no way of getting out. f**k that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 8 hours ago, Have some faith in Magic said: This submarine seems really shite. The CBS reporter makes it sound like a tin can with an Xbox controller. 6 hours ago, Herc said: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 I'm at a loss for the word here for what this is.... But it really is something that we have a few mega rich people bored enough to want to go and gawp at the watery grave site of many hundreds of people who shouldn't have died, many of whom having did so because they were poor, now looking at joining them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 If I was that rich I'd rather have a go operating an ROV and mooching around the titanic with a whisky in hand from the comfort of the ship, rather than peering through a tiny port hole just above the shitter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 21 minutes ago, Soapy FFC said: It's not good for those involved and their families, but does this really deserve nearly 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the BBC news, given everything else that's going on in the world at the moment. Absolutely spot on. 17 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: There's British rich people involved. Of course it's top of the BBCs agenda Also, sadly, spot on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, welshbairn said: If I was that rich I'd rather have a go operating an ROV and mooching around the titanic with a whisky in hand from the comfort of the ship, rather than peering through a tiny port hole just above the shitter. Just think of the VR experience £200k could provide controlling the ROV. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 1 minute ago, Soapy FFC said: Just think of the VR experience £200k could provide controlling the ROV. I got a bit addicted watching the live streams of BP trying to seal the well heads in the Mexican Gulf after Deepwater Horizon, even looked into how to get a job operating them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Just now, welshbairn said: I got a bit addicted watching the live streams of BP trying to seal the well heads in the Mexican Gulf after Deepwater Horizon, even looked into how to get a job operating them. There's a UKCS operator who very recently lost an ROV that's still on the seabed. I might be referring to BP, I might not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 44 minutes ago, Soapy FFC said: It's not good for those involved and their families, but does this really deserve nearly 10 minutes of coverage at the start of the BBC news, given everything else that's going on in the world at the moment. Important people are in peril 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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