What might have happened to the Titanic exploration sub?
The search continues for a submersible that disappeared on a trip to view the wreckage of the Titanic. Five people are on board. The Coast Guard in Boston says the sub lost contact Sunday, about an hour and 45 minutes into its dive. Butch Hendrick is the president and founder of Lifeguard Systems, which conducts dive training for public safety officers. He joined CBS News to talk about the search.
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It’s completely insane that this submersible didn’t have any sort of emergency beacon or sonar or anything. It has nothing on it. That’s absurd! One line of communication? I would have never gotten on this thing if I had that information. It blows my mind that basic safety features were completely overlooked in the design and construction of this thing.
Problem is that no third party was used to evaluate the thing and shown as a reference for curious billionaires. They wouldn’t have gotten down themselves then
I was gobsmacked watching the clip showing how there are parts on there from Home Depot and that it navigates using a modified PlayStation controller thing. I feel horrible for these people, it’s an unimaginably terrifying situation but my goodness what were they thinking?
Also crazy, is that the 1 window on it is supposedly only rated for depths of 1,000 meters. They were going down to 4,000 meters. Supposedly an employee said that it’s a safety concern, so they fired him lmao. Safety doesn’t seem to be their forte.
@xXxFroZtythat horrible
Wonder what patents the occupants had pending 🤫
That guy is the real deal. The best explanation of the situation I’ve heard so far.
right, im no expert but this is the guy I would want looking for me if I was on there! he seems to know his stuff!!
I agree, best news coverage I’ve seen so far. When he said he wouldn’t get on it, I was thinking, me either, even if I had billions of dollars.
No my Dad told us this morning, he did a better job when he gathered us round to tell us the story of th e lost Sub
Yeah but the two anchors have really stupid questions. I mean, wow. The woman basically asked how difficult can it be to search the surface of the water. And the guy seem to not have any idea about underwater currents.
Yes he was great – shame the two gas-bag presenters waffled on at length with their un-informed opinions, and hardly let him get a word in edge ways!
I just came from my first cruise from florida to Jamaica and Cayman Island. I was shocked to see how vast the ocean is during the day and how extremely dark it is at night. I respect Mother Nature, and if we have to explore our planet, we need to respect how dangerous it can be and make sure all safety and precautions are taken seriously . We can only imagine what this crew and the submersible went through or are going through at this moment. My heart and prayer go out to their families.
Exactly I grew up near the ocean ,went to the beach a lot , had lots of fun , but I learned very young how you need to be careful and respect the power of the earth
What’s crazier is you were just in the Caribbean, vs them being out in the Atlantic. Vast is an understatement
This isn’t exploration, it’s tourism.
It’s a stupid idea to do that
Once the oxygen finishes they will be scratching each others eyes out
Mr Butch Henderick was an excellent guest. Knowledgeable, informed, optomistic, humble and explains complex issues in the simplest terms. Bravo sir.
Is your profile pic a pic of Uranus?
There is nothing to discuss – a rescue of any kind is an impossibility. The Kursk submarine a few years ago was sunk in “only” 800ft of water, this is 13,500ft – and they could be anywhere including buried under loose silty ocean bottom up to 10ft. The recovery (if they are ever found) will be very risky and probably not worth it, they are already in a suitable graveyard so just let them stay put.
@Thomas2Thumbs it is of the planet Uranus.
As a scuba diver, 90 feet the pressure was hard. Being down that deep even in a homemade submersible is something that i would never do.
Even swimming 9 feet to the deep end of a residential pool makes me feel the pressure (no scuba of course)
Yeah that’s nuts
Exactly especially being that it can’t propel itself like a proper sub. Totally nuts. Couldn’t pay me enough to get my in such a situation
it’s 2.31 ft/psi so you can do the math 🙂
A guy in Germany went on that mission last year and he survived it. He said he would never do it again
I just watched a four part series from a travel vlogger named alanxmundo who went down to the Titanic in this very submersible. He had to make two attempts because the first one they had to cancel because it was too dangerous. He gives an excellent insight into all the preparations that the crews have to make. On his second attempt the following year his submersible actually lost communication with the ship for some minutes before it was restored. The driver of he submersible was actually beginning to start the process of aborting the descent and bringing it up to the surface when communications were restored and they were allowed to go on to the bottom. They actually spend a good hour touring the ship and seeing the “money shot” the prow etc before returning to the surface. In the end he makes some interesting comments about the company and the experience as a whole, and visits the cemetery in Halifax where hundreds of Titanic’s victims are buried. I recommend you watch his videos about his excursion on the Titan, this same submersible that went missing here, if you’re interested inlearning more about it. Start with Part 1 but if you just want to watch the episode where he reaches the Titanic you can skip to Part 4. Only issue is that it’s in Spanish. Not sure if it’s closed captioned in English . . . Part 1 title is “Mi expedición al TITANIC parte 1/4 | Alan por el mundo”
Thank you for this
@duane dogsdayout You’re welcome . . .
Butch Hendrick’s knowledge is impressive and authoritative. But this sounds truly grim. I just hope by some miracle these people are still alive and well and can be rescued.
They aren’t. You see how small that thing is? You’d run out of oxygen within minutes if power systems failed.
@Unknown Or in 96 hours, when their 96 hour oxygen supply runs out.
The fact that there was no safety system to open the craft from the inside sealed their fates
Don’t worry, as long as someone has their iPhone on them, they can be located!
Butch is so kind to give them such positive words at the end. I like how the anchors did not assume stuff and did not press him for answers if he did not feel comfortable answering.
I agree, glad this is the first video on the incident that I have watched. Wouldnt need another one to dig more on the info
That’s a great point he made about it not having releasable buoy’s/beacons. I carry an EPIRB on my boat which once activated, emits a signal that automatically contacts the Coast Guard with my exact location. I find it hard to believe that they don’t have something like that onboard. The technology is inexpensive and readily available. I bought my EPIRB for $400.
That doesn’t work for a sub that goes to those depths. The pressures would probably destroy a unit like that if it was on the outside of the sub. Inside it’s useless since these people are sealed in and would never be able to put the unit outside the sub anyway.
For the record EPIRB’s do not send a signal to the Coast Guard or contact them. The signal is detected by satellites that forward the signal to ground stations. The ground station personnel verify the signal and then contact the appropriate authorities depending upon the nearest rescue facilities. I have two EPIRB’s on my sailing vessel, one permanently mounted unit and one battery powered portable. I won’t leave the dock without first testing them.
@Not Expat Joe Mine does. It’s registered with the USCG as required, especially since the predominant use of my boat is over three miles and less than two hundred miles from land which last time I checked is US federal waters which is Coast Guard jurisdiction.
Radio waves do not travel through water. Sounds waves will but radio will not so once a vessel sinks the radio signal will not reach a satellite or even the surface.
Sonar is used under water.
Probably need something a bit more advanced than your $400 EPIRB to signal from 12,000+ ft under the ocean, lol.
I was on a canoe trip with 20 people and we pulled into an eddy for lunch. A parent found a body which we must’ve all passed as we pulled in and none of us recognized. It is surprisingly hard to see things bobbing at the waters surface.
A smooth white pill shaped object would be almost impossible to see in the North Atlantic. It would be almost indistinguishable from wave crests and who knows how much floating garbage or ice is out there.
The view is exactly the same for hours and there are no markers to guide your view which section of water you’ve gazed over already or not at all.
Did they eat the body for extra protein???
No sh%$, right? Like, was hunter orange paint too expensive? The whole thing is insane.