Missing Titan Sub! Thread 3

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OP of the last thread has said she has to pop out so making this one as we’re almost full on the 2nd thread.

I cannot stop thinking about these poor men.

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Can't imagine it's because they're inundated with marauding hordes eager to book tickets for the next exhibition.

The migrants' vessel that sank of Greece has been a big news story with lots of coverage of what happened, criticism of the Greek response, stories of families reunited with people who survived, people still searching for their loved ones. .If people had been trapped on that vessel with a chance of being rescued for several days you can bet it would have been an even bigger story.

News stories involving rescue missions for missing people often capture the public's interest - remember the Chilean miners, the thai football team stuck in a cave, MH370. All were huge stories and none involved billionaires.

I was thinking the same. On 14th June a boat carrying 700 migrants broke down, Despite the coastguard being aware for 12 hours, nothing was done and reports are also circulating that the greek coastguard dragged the boat away from greek waters at which point it capsized. Approx 600 people are feared dead, non of them were billionaires. Just desperate people. Barely a peep in the news

This may be the man who is a friend of one of the passengers - if so, of course he is sensitive about it

It wouldn't be surprising, it's not like there are that many people who want to do this, let alone are able to. Two of the people on the sub are members of the Explorers Club, and it wouldn't surprise me if several other past or potential travellers were too. Or involved in similar associations that they'd know of each other through.

They said "limited supplies" were on the sub during the press conference.

There is a really interesting programme on bbc iPlayer called "take me to titanic" which is a documentary of the same mission from last year.

News stories involving rescue missions for missing people often capture the public's interest - remember the Chilean miners, the thai football team stuck in a cave, MH370. All were huge stories and none involved billionaires

Absolutely - I remember a story of a child being trapped in a well and the effort people went to save him.

I think there is something about people being trapped and the efforts people go to save them.

Remember Apollo 13 - and the interest and hope around the world in bringing them back home.

It must say something to the human psyche.

Thank you for your response. I understand, I also feel it's a hopeless situation. Those poor men

We don't know. OceanGate have never commented. Previous passengers have said food and water was available but they chose not to eat/drink because of the toilet situation. Where are you getting no from?

No food or water and days of human waste.

WTAF … shocking!

You say that but look how many people are still desperate to climb Mount Everest despite being woefully underprepared, completely reliant on the people they pay to take them up and knowing that hundreds have died trying and that they may see dead bodies along the way.

So many people are happy to just blindly trust others and assume it won't happen to them.

“Barely a peep in the news”

There was plenty of coverage of it!

fir example

https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=greek+migrant+boat+news&d=news_ps

I hadn't even thought about the pitch black. Sounds hopeless 😔

Shocking that someone what’s to follow the thread?

I don't think it has anything to do with them being billionaires, that just happens to be one of the twists to this. It's a very unusual story, and the key thing I think is that it's ongoing. There's a will-they-won't-they to it, a race against time. So many people are kind of living with it, maybe praying and hoping.

In the recent Greek ship migrant tragedy it had happened before the world knew about it. And however unfair it is to those who lost their lives to a lot of people it becomes just another news item. That's not to say that there aren't also a lot of people who do care.

Humans are attracted to novelty, and this is a novel situation.

Just quietly joining.

This was a leading news story for days.

Just desperate people. Barely a peep in the news

Barely a peep? BBC news alone ran several articles on it. I've just had a quick look and there's at least a dozen.

“ think there is something about people being trapped and the efforts people go to save them.

Remember Apollo 13 - and the interest and hope around the world in bringing them back home.

It must say something to the human psyche.”

Absolutely! Plus it’s a mystery, and when it is a few people, we can “know” them all a little bit from news features etc.

Same when searching for survivors in earthquakes etc - there is jubilation/despair when each individual is found/a rescue doesn’t happen in time.

In regards to dehydration, couldn't they have urinated in their empty water bottles and drank each others to keep them going a bit longer?

I believe that drinking urine is not very hydrating.

Cannot imagine how horrific this is for everyone involved. I said to my husband that if it was him and one of my sons I would rather my son dies before anyone else! Am still hoping they will get out alive but it is so unlikely 😢

Just desperate people. Barely a peep in the news

I don’t think that’s right, which news do you watch / read etc

Same when searching for survivors in earthquakes etc - there is jubilation/despair when each individual is found/a rescue doesn’t happen in time.

Yes very moving clips of people being rescued from collapsed buildings