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It took more than 70 years for divers to uncover the Titanic's resting place.How long do you think they will keep looking for? I assume once they rule out a rescue they will move to recovery for a certain period? With the amount of interest in this story they might look for a while?
Stuck in ghost nets.
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An Australian woman’s dream was to explore the Titanic. It almost ended in disaster
Sydney maritime archaeology expert Emily Jateff descended to the Titanic in a submersible in 2005. Things didn’t go to plan.www.smh.com.au
'An Australian woman’s dream was to explore the Titanic. It almost ended in disaster
By Angus Dalton
June 22, 2023 — 4.54pm
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Ghost nets are fishing nets abandoned by trawlers that wend through the ocean, even at 4000-metre depths. They can be kilometres long and more than large enough to entangle whales.
“They are a serious threat to navigation both above and below the water.”
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Ghost nets are fishing nets abandoned by trawlers that wend through the ocean, even at 4000-metre depths. They can be kilometres long and more than large enough to entangle whales.
“They are a serious threat to navigation both above and below the water.”
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Ghost nets are just one of the hazards that could have caused the Titan submersible to go missing during its descent to the Titanic wreckage on Sunday night (AEST).
If we could put a Russian sub in the area, I'd consider involvement. With two legit billionaires and a son on board, the balance likely pushing towards another billion, together with their collective knowledge it would be irresistible.
Seems we have an expert here.Crazy stuff, I'm not sold on the carbon fibre hull. Seems that titanium is the way to go but weighs more, and OceanGate wanted to maximise passenger capacity so went with the lighter option.
Even just the appearance of the Titan looks low budget, the DSV below is certified to all ocean depths, and has gone to Challenger Deep (11km) several times, but only has room for two.
Even old mate James Cameron went to the Titanic 33 times on legit submersibles.
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