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Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm sure it will garner the kind of media frenzy that submarine with those 5 dudes did.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Submarines going down is way rarer. At that depth it's almost unheard of.

There was a similar media frenzy when a military sub went missing a few years ago.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Yeah, but that doesn't fit my outrage narrative that keeps me going from day to day...

[–] Uncrasimatic 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was that the one off Argentina? Had forgotten about that - could've put it in my post! More evidence it's the uncertainty that drives public engagement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah the not knowing and the ticking clock were definitely big drivers of that story.