The world is hoping for a positive outcome after the recent news that a submarine intended to carry passengers to visit the wreck of the Titanic 3,000 feet below the ocean surface has lost contact. Mike Reiss, an experienced tourist who has made such a trip by submarine three times, including a trip to see the Titanic, admits he is “not very optimistic” about the outcome.
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Speaking on Good Morning Britain, he explained: “I’m not optimistic just because I know the logistics of it and I know how big the ocean is and how small this ship is.” Check out his discussion here…
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He continued: “It’s a beautifully designed craft, I can’t fault it, but it’s meant to go deeper than any other craft that can go for the idea – if it’s at all… bottom – I don’t know how people will be able to access it and bring it back to him.
“There’s hope that it’s at or near the surface. The phrase we always hear, ‘They lost contact,’ and I have to say, I did three separate dives. I did. one dive on the Titanic, two more off the coast of New York and each time they lose contact That doesn’t mean it’s a bad ship, it’s all new technology and they’re learning it on a daily basis. quickly, you have to think back to the early days of the space program or the early days of aeronautics, where you made a lot of mistakes in the process of figuring out what you were doing.”
© Anadolu Agency A US Coast Guard search and rescue operation is underway in Boston after a tour submarine headed for the wreck of the Titanic disappeared off the southeastern coast of Canada.
The ship went missing Sunday during the Titanic’s landing, which usually takes about two hours. However, contact was lost after an hour and 45 minutes in the journey and he has not been heard from since.
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OceanGate Expeditions confirmed they had lost contact with the ship with Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Shahzad Dawood, Sulaiman Dawood and Stockton Rush on board and that they were “investigating and mobilizing all options to bring the crew back.” safe”. On Monday afternoon, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said it was believed there were between 70 and 96 flight hours for guests stranded on the $250,000 expedition to the wreck. wreck, including a British billionaire, a Pakistani businessman and his 19-year-old girlfriend. – old son, French diver.
© Mike Coppola Paul-Henri Nargeolet speaking at the 2012 Titanic auction preview of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum.
He added to CNN: “As we continue this search… we’ve been working through the night with an extensive group of partners to bring all the possibilities to the surface and we’re open now. extensive underground activity in the area.”
Marine scientist David Mearns, a friend of Hamish Harding, told Radio 4: “This is also my domain, search and recovery, but when it involves people you know, the impact will be when I first found out Hamish was on board, it was very disturbing and then at the end of the day [Paul-Henri] also being on the submarine with him which is almost to be expected, these two characters will be a great match, it really starts to make the day miserable.
© Victoria Sirakova Hamish Harding is a British entrepreneur and researcher
“When it happened and went missing, it was horrible. And we were all very concerned and worried about our friends and others on board.”
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