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[Varche]

That is some rescue mission.

[Doctor Gollum]

I suspect she's long past relocating. 

Unless of course you mean the tourist submersible that's gone awol... Like any adventure sport, there were always risks attached, and whilst it would be nice, if only for the relatives, for it to be found, it's extremely unlikely to be a positive outcome.

[Varche]

Yes , some rescue mission.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

A horrible way to go. 

[Viral_Jim]

I have a rule, other than driving, I won't use any form of transport that doesn't have a drinks service.

It generally helps me to avoid such situations 

[Rangie]

They are just waiting to die, personally I could think of better trips to take for 250,000 dollars .

[Doctor Gollum]

I have a rule, other than driving, I won't use any form of transport that doesn't have a drinks service.

It generally helps me to avoid such situations 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/12/three-britons-confirmed-dead-in-egypt-boat-fire

You might reconsider... Although not going to Egypt in the first place would mitigate much of the issue

[Viral_Jim]

I have a rule, other than driving, I won't use any form of transport that doesn't have a drinks service.

It generally helps me to avoid such situations 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/12/three-britons-confirmed-dead-in-egypt-boat-fire

You might reconsider... Although not going to Egypt in the first place would mitigate much of the issue

Yeah, Egypt is a hard no from me, crispy gin palaces notwithstanding!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

This sounds like something from an episode of Thunderbirds where IR  (International Rescue) always save the day against all the odds.

[Doctor Gollum]

I have a rule, other than driving, I won't use any form of transport that doesn't have a drinks service.

It generally helps me to avoid such situations 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/12/three-britons-confirmed-dead-in-egypt-boat-fire

You might reconsider... Although not going to Egypt in the first place would mitigate much of the issue

Yeah, Egypt is a hard no from me, crispy gin palaces notwithstanding!

We do Cairo with work, but I am not rushing to go.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Everyone should take one (and only one) trip to Egypt, to see the Pyramids, Sphinx, and Cairo museum.
We were in and out on the same day and imo thats the way to do it.

[Doctor Gollum]

Everyone should take one (and only one) trip to Egypt, to see the Pyramids, Sphinx, and Cairo museum.
We were in and out on the same day and imo thats the way to do it.

Day trip from Cyprus?

[STEMO]

My lad, after putting the shits up me by travelling to the US on his own, is going one better in August. Twelve days in Morocco.

[Viral_Jim]

My lad, after putting the shits up me by travelling to the US on his own, is going one better in August. Twelve days in Morocco.

Everyone should take one (and only one) trip to Egypt, to see the Pyramids, Sphinx, and Cairo museum.
We were in and out on the same day and imo thats the way to do it.

Maybe one day, far in the future when they have their sh!t more together. Not just now though, thank you!

[Raeturbo]

The stupid yanks are holding up a proper rescue now by the UK the people who mapped 700.000 images together last year of the ship and have the only vessel that’s able to possibly winch it up. They won’t let them fly out from Guernsey apparently……..

[ronnyd]

Looking at the rusty arse end of the support ship that they launch the submersible from, i'd be a bit concerned exactly how professional this Ocean Gate enterprise really are. Especially for a cool £250k a pop. 

[Doctor Gollum]

The stupid yanks are holding up a proper rescue now by the UK the people who mapped 700.000 images together last year of the ship and have the only vessel that’s able to possibly winch it up. They won’t let them fly out from Guernsey apparently……..

Probably because Guernsey isn't in the EU or UK... Not that anything  capable of flying to the US could ever take off from Guernsey.

Although it does rather smack of superpower arrogance, much like the Communists when the Kursk overheated.

[Sir Tigger KC]

The stupid yanks are holding up a proper rescue now by the UK the people who mapped 700.000 images together last year of the ship and have the only vessel that’s able to possibly winch it up. They won’t let them fly out from Guernsey apparently……..

Probably because Guernsey isn't in the EU or UK... Not that anything  capable of flying to the US could ever take off from Guernsey.

Although it does rather smack of superpower arrogance, much like the Communists when the Kursk overheated.

Quick flight to Newquay.... ?

[Raeturbo]

The stupid yanks are holding up a proper rescue now by the UK the people who mapped 700.000 images together last year of the ship and have the only vessel that’s able to possibly winch it up. They won’t let them fly out from Guernsey apparently……..

Probably because Guernsey isn't in the EU or UK... Not that anything  capable of flying to the US could ever take off from Guernsey.

Although it does rather smack of superpower arrogance, much like the Communists when the Kursk overheated.

                 You’ve misunderstood, the team is waiting for the go ahead, not the hardware👍

[Raeturbo]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12213051/amp/We-Vital-assets-Titanic-sub-rescue-stuck-UK-PAPERWORK.html

[Viral_Jim]

Looking at the rusty arse end of the support ship that they launch the submersible from, i'd be a bit concerned exactly how professional this Ocean Gate enterprise really are. Especially for a cool £250k a pop. 

That and the fact it's controlled using a playstation controller would have been red flags for me I think...

[Sir Tigger KC]

Looking at the rusty arse end of the support ship that they launch the submersible from, i'd be a bit concerned exactly how professional this Ocean Gate enterprise really are. Especially for a cool £250k a pop. 

That and the fact it's controlled using a playstation controller would have been red flags for me I think...

What's wrong with that?     

A fella on Whine today said that the ballast is old metal pipes sat in cradles either side on the outside and the passengers have to all sit on one side so the pipes roll off when they want to ascend!   

[Doctor Gollum]

I wager that if/when they find it there's no one in it.

[Kevin Wood]

I wager that if/when they find it there's no one in it.

It is a pretty good cover story for a Reggie Perrin job...

[Rangie]

Should build thousands of them & donate them to the immigrants waiting to get to the UK illegally, problems solved.

[TheBoy]

Everyone should take one (and only one) trip to Egypt, to see the Pyramids, Sphinx, and Cairo museum.
We were in and out on the same day and imo thats the way to do it.

Mrs TB wants to do Cairo, as she has a fascination with all things (ancient) Egyptian.  We did one of those Nile cruises from Luxor to Aswan and back, so all the temples, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens etc, then each day watched the sun go down from the top deck of the boat, which conveniently had a bar.....

Oh, and a balloon trip over the wets bank of the Nile (so over Valley of Kings/Queens and Hatshepsut's mortuary temple) as the sun rose.

Downside of such a trip is I accidentally brushed my teeth in tap water on the boat one morning, which caused the "taps to open" for a few days

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Something like this I would imagine.  (from 2.33).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs3a5qT3k18

[YZ250]

My lad, after putting the shits up me by travelling to the US on his own, is going one better in August. Twelve days in Morocco.

When we were in Morocco, albeit a short stay, when we went out on a group tour they always sent a bodyguard with us. Read in to that what you will. 
On the plus side, not that far from the nice bits, he will see goats that climb trees, paupers selling bags of carrots on the side of the road miles from anywhere and plenty of houses with no roof. 

[redelitev6]

My lad, after putting the shits up me by travelling to the US on his own, is going one better in August. Twelve days in Morocco.

When we were in Morocco, albeit a short stay, when we went out on a group tour they always sent a bodyguard with us. Read in to that what you will. 
On the plus side, not that far from the nice bits, he will see goats that climb trees, paupers selling bags of carrots on the side of the road miles from anywhere and plenty of houses with no roof. 

Are you sure it was Morocco and not Barnsley ?

[Mister Rog]

My lad, after putting the shits up me by travelling to the US on his own, is going one better in August. Twelve days in Morocco.

I have to say, I really like Morocco. Admittedly in a nice hotel. But even walking around, I've never felt unsafe. Women need to take care with how they dress. It's possibly the most "open" and liberal of the Arab countries. Don't forget how the hippies, artists, and rock stars flocked there in the 60's.

[STEMO]

My lad, after putting the shits up me by travelling to the US on his own, is going one better in August. Twelve days in Morocco.

I have to say, I really like Morocco. Admittedly in a nice hotel. But even walking around, I've never felt unsafe. Women need to take care with how they dress. It's possibly the most "open" and liberal of the Arab countries. Don't forget how the hippies, artists, and rock stars flocked there in the 60's.

I hate to say this, Rog, but that was 60, yes 60, years ago 

[TheBoy]

I hate to say this, Rog, but that was 60, yes 60, years ago 

Just after you retired....

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My lad, after putting the shits up me by travelling to the US on his own, is going one better in August. Twelve days in Morocco.

I have to say, I really like Morocco. Admittedly in a nice hotel. But even walking around, I've never felt unsafe. Women need to take care with how they dress. It's possibly the most "open" and liberal of the Arab countries. Don't forget how the hippies, artists, and rock stars flocked there in the 60's.

https://youtu.be/0TYq9RjdYYU

Take the Marrakesh express.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Reports coming through that they have found debris on the seabed near the Titanic wreck site.

US Coastguard press conference at 2000 BST. 

[Raeturbo]

Yes doesn’t look good. About time they just let the wreck and souls rest now I’d say.

[Varche]

I brt if they have anymore trips there will be a shedload of safety features like more air, comms with surface ,four miles of string etc.

[Raeturbo]

Oh well they’re gone, poor people 🙁

[dave the builder]

Oh well they’re gone, poor people 🙁

I heard they where RICH people 

[Rangie]

Probably been dead for some time, certainly not a nice way to end your days especially after paying £196,500 for the trip of a lifetime.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I'm guessing it would have been very quick with the water pressure down there.

[dave the builder]

It was a crazy idea anyway 

what next    trips to the moon 

[ronnyd]

Would imagine that at that pressure there would be little or nothing to recover. RIP.

[Raeturbo]

You take your chance as they say…. But they all had family……and at least they went doing something they loved.

[ronnyd]

Crushing blow for OceanGate's business i would imagine.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I'm guessing it would have been very quick with the water pressure down there.

Hopefully it was instantaneous. So quick they didn't even realise what was happening. 

[Raeturbo]

No doubt about that….   6000 pounds per square inch!

[Sir Tigger KC]

No doubt about that….  6000 pounds per square inch!

Blimey! 

[Doctor Gollum]

Crushing blow for OceanGate's business i would imagine.

Corporate manslaughter and perhaps personal charges for the CEO would be a staring point.

[STEMO]

Crushing blow for OceanGate's business i would imagine.

Corporate manslaughter and perhaps personal charges for the CEO would be a staring point.

That would be Stockton Rush, the chief executive and founder of the company. One of the passengers 

[BazaJT]

Goes to show when your time's up you go.All the money in the world doesn't get you a better place in the queue.

[TheBoy]

Well, at the risk of being called a heartless tosser by LZ, they knew the risks, and if they didn't, they got what they deserved.

No different to, say, bungie jumping or parachuting or single seater motorsport.  And that is evidently part of the excitement and thrill of it.

[Rangie]

I believe that the " passengers" had to agree to some kind of waiver in the event of the trip going tits up, be interesting to see how it all goes, I think one look at the submersible would have sent alarm bells ringing for me.

[Doctor Gollum]

Crushing blow for OceanGate's business i would imagine.

Corporate manslaughter and perhaps personal charges for the CEO would be a staring point.

That would be Stockton Rush, the chief executive and founder of the company. One of the passengers 

Or his wife.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Clearly there is now a gap in the market

 I was thinking of plugging it given the ticket prices people will pay, got a proposal for a new sub if anyone fancies joining:

[STEMO]

Clearly there is now a gap in the market

 I was thinking of plugging it given the ticket prices people will pay, got a proposal for a new sub if anyone fancies joining:

That looks strong enough to do the job 
You'd have difficulty getting all the seating and a potty in there through the small holes 

[Nick W]

Clearly there is now a gap in the market

 I was thinking of plugging it given the ticket prices people will pay, got a proposal for a new sub if anyone fancies joining:

That looks strong enough to do the job 
You'd have difficulty getting all the seating and a potty in there through the small holes 

Just burn some bigger holes with oxy-acetylene. You can probably find some sucker who will pay to do the job for you. Wickes*** will sell you some acrylic to stick over the new holes, and the clear silicone to do it with.




*** as long as you don't tell them what you're doing.

[Raeturbo]

James Cameron says his sources heard a 'loud bang' too
Filmmaker and underwater enthusiast James Cameron has told Reuters in a Zoom interview that his sources reported hearing a “loud bang” on Sunday, similar to the US Navy’s report that it heard an underwater “anomaly” near the wreck of the Titanic on Sunday.

Cameron said he knew the Titan submersible was lost from the start, suspecting it imploded at the time the Titan’s support vessel lost communications one hour and 45 minutes into the mission.

“We got confirmation within an hour that there had been a loud bang at the same time that the sub comms were lost. A loud bang on the hydrophone. Loss of transponder. Loss of comms. I knew what happened. The sub imploded,” Cameron said.

He added that he told colleagues in an email on Monday, “We’ve lost some friends,” and, “It’s on the bottom in pieces right now.” The five who died mark the first deep-sea fatalities for the industry, Ca

[TheBoy]

Clearly there is now a gap in the market

 I was thinking of plugging it given the ticket prices people will pay, got a proposal for a new sub if anyone fancies joining:

For some reason, my neighbours won't let me build that in the garage....

[Raeturbo]

What😱 even with your pristine safety record🤣… diabolical 🔥

[Marks DTM Calib]

I looks to me like the press are giving the lost subs construction an overly negative view (are we surprised!)

https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/titan-prepares-for-titanic-expedition

https://www.compositesworld.com/news/titan-reaches-4000-m-depth

A lot more sophisticated than its being given credit for

[Andy B]

Clearly there is now a gap in the market

 I was thinking of plugging it given the ticket prices people will pay, got a proposal for a new sub if anyone fancies joining:

For some reason, my neighbours won't let me build that in the garage....

How unreasonable .... 

[Andy B]

Clearly there is now a gap in the market

 I was thinking of plugging it given the ticket prices people will pay, got a proposal for a new sub if anyone fancies joining:

Looks a better bet that the Titan did 

[Raeturbo]

I looks to me like the press are giving the lost subs construction an overly negative view (are we surprised!)

https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/titan-prepares-for-titanic-expedition

https://www.compositesworld.com/news/titan-reaches-4000-m-depth

A lot more sophisticated than its being given credit for

    Indeed, but shit like that makes good reading for the uneducated. Anything to make money

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Titanic.
Titan.

Was  it wise give this 'craft' a name very similar to a large ship that went down in 1912.

Hmmm.....it seems not.  

[ronnyd]

Various people now coming out to say about their doubts regarding the Titan. Shouting earlier and louder might have helped.

[STEMO]

Various people now coming out to say about their doubts regarding the Titan. Shouting earlier and louder might have helped.

It's a bit like knowing one of your neighbours is a wrong'un, Ronny. You can't really say anything until he's massacred the local church congregation.

[ronnyd]

Various people now coming out to say about their doubts regarding the Titan. Shouting earlier and louder might have helped.

It's a bit like knowing one of your neighbours is a wrong'un, Ronny. You can't really say anything until he's massacred the local church congregation.

Not all bad then.