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The hypocrisy isn't with the sub. Extensive rescue efforts always happen with oddball accidents and disappearances. Any sub or ship disappearing while exploring the Titanic would get the same attention.

The hypocrisy is with handling refugees in general. Just like with the local homeless, nobody simply knows what to do with them, everyone likes to pretend they kinda care but also want the problem to go away, and nobody wants to have them in their own back yard.

Well, unless it's Ukrainians with "blond hair and blue eyes" (yea I'm not getting over that, because that's exactly how people think about this situation) who are welcome with open arms and get free housing and care. Because all war refugees are equal, but some are more equal.

But some black kids? If a couple hundred drown, that's just less problems for the western countries.

That's how it works.

"Why is such an extensive and expensive effort being made to rescue five people who took a voluntary leisure excursion when thousands of migrants are constantly drowning in their effort to escape hardship, poverty, and war? While some of the Titan’s passengers paid $250,000 for their doomed trip, migrants are often penniless and are escaping to western countries to find work. Why aren’t nations working together to help them and save them from dying at sea?"

The reasons are pretty obvious.

tl;dr:

On June 14, what is believed to be one of the deadliest refugee and migrant shipwrecks occurred off the Greek coast, potentially claiming the lives of around 800 individuals. The Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa have become the main destination for migrants trying to reach Spain, with a smaller amount of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to the Spanish mainland. The Mediterranean Sea has also become a perilous route for migrants seeking a better life in Europe, with a tragic loss of life. Over the years, countless migrants have embarked on treacherous journeys, often packed onto overcrowded and unseaworthy vessels in their desperate attempt to reach European shores. According to the UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, although the total number of migrants who embark upon the dangerous journey has fallen since the peak in 2015, the number of those who are killed during the dangerous endeavor has in fact risen.

I am a bot in training. Suggestions?

This has all the makings of a film scenario: maverick inventor who defies the rules, in his own submarine, visiting the Titanic, with a limited crew with personal involvement, visiting the Titanic. Then they go missing and there's a very clear countdown timer by when they need to be rescued or it's certainly too late. Of course it appeals to the public.

The sharks in Hollywood are already ripping each other to shreds for who gets the film rights.

The refugees crisis comes down to power consolidation, and natural resources.

If the people in power save a boat, they set the precedent, save all boats, open borders, people are people etc.

The people in powerful positions are only powerful because there are many people without any type of power, sacrifices if you will.

Of course they saved the rich guys. They have more "pull" within the current power structure.

I mean, completely different part of the world with different rescue agencies. I get it. But ya…

Such a stupid take:

• We know way less about submarines, especially non-military ones, so that we can get way more info from finding the cause of the failure with submarines compared to normal boats, especially as refugee boats often are very obviously overcrowded.
• There likely would be a way greater effort to save refugees if it didn't mean them coming to Europe. Just from a monetary perspective, saving 300 refugees is probably more expensive than saving a handful of rich people in the long run.
• Even though it's dangerous, it seems way less dangerous than the titanic drive. Here, the failure rate was 1 in 4, and by far not that many refugee boats sink

At this point, there's been more articles about this supposed hypocrisy than about either disaster. The media is really milking this for all it's worth.