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[–] TrickyCamel 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

At least they didn't have to suffer for any stretch of time, I hope.

[–] Maggoty 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

According to submariners in other communities, the worst part would be any period of time where they knew they were sinking. That could be an hour of slowly falling from periscope depth or no time at all if the hull failed at a deep enough depth. The water forms a piston much like one in a truck engine that compresses the air enough to cause combustion. Any of the three things in that nano second will kill you before your body can process the information. The water hammer, the pressure shift, and the implosion all occur too quickly for the nerves to transmit the information.

[–] FinnFooted 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like they did not. An update:

A Navy official says "an acoustic anomaly consistent with an implosion" was detected shortly after the Titan lost contact with the surface. This official said the information was relayed to the Coast Guard team which used it to narrow the radius of the search area.

[–] takeda 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So they knew about it, but let the news milk the topic for 4 days?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess they wanted to keep going until there was undeniable evidence of their peril. An "acoustic anomaly" alone isnt really enough to say "they were pancaked let's go home"

[–] PutangInaMo 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah the article says 2 ROVs were deployed and confirmed sightings of debris they think is the submersible.