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The sub went missing while carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic.

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[–] Ducky@kbin.social 51 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Apparently the debris found was "a landing frame and rear cover from the submersible". So it sounds like they didn't have to suffer slowly.

[–] riktor@kbin.social 27 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I’m surprised by the amount of people who thought they would die from running out of oxygen in 96 hours or whatever it was. At that depth the tiniest structural failure and that sardine can is going to blow into pieces, including the occupants.

They were dead days ago when they first went missing.
A few innocent people are the victims of one conman’s dream of selling titanic tours.

[–] econpol@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Not sure I'd call him a con man, if he believed in it himself. He was on the ship, if I heard right.

[–] dball37@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

He was conning himself too. He was too excited to be doing something that he didn't care to listen to warnings or heed regulations. He wanted to be a trailblazer, but his eyes were bigger than his plate, if you will.

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