<div dir="ltr">Thank you everyone for the info on this sub and her current situation. The fact that they are bolted into the pressure hull from the outside is a bit eerie, but it sounds like there's a lot of redundancy when it comes to surfacing. Hopefully the next 12 hours will bring good news. ~ Doug S. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 6:12 PM irox via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><p style="margin:0.1rem 0px;line-height:1"> </p>
<p style="margin:0.1rem 0px;line-height:1">I believe the hull is made of carbon fiber and the submersible wasn't certified any regulatory body (ABS/Lloyds/etc).</p>
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<p style="margin:0.1rem 0px;line-height:1">This video gives some idea of the operation:</p>
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<p style="margin:0.1rem 0px;line-height:1">They read the waiver terms and conditions at 2:40 mark. At the 7:27 mark they show a previous expedition where they lose communication with the sub and it gets "lost" (since it depends on topside of navigation data) for a couple of hours.</p>
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<p style="margin:0.1rem 0px;line-height:1">Hoping for the best.</p>
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<p style="margin:0.1rem 0px;line-height:1">Ian.</p>
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<p>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>Sent: Jun 19, 2023 2:17 PM<br>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Titan submersible missing at Titanic site</p>
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<div dir="ltr">I'm sorry to hear this news. Hoping and praying the sub is found quickly with no loss of life! What do we know about the Oceangate Titan submersible? Hopefully at least 72-hrs of life support for its five occupants? ~ Doug S. </div>
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<div>On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 03:18:23 PM EDT, via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB">Looks not good..</span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB">Emile D.L. van Essen</span></p>
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