Do you think the guys on the titanic submarine will be rescued?

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For those who are unaware: A couple billionaires, a pilot, and one of the billionaires' son are currently stuck inside an extremely tiny sub a couple thousand meters under the sea (inside of the sub with the guys above).

They were supposed to dive down to the titanic, but lost connection about halfway down. They've been missing for the past 48 hours, and have 2 days until the oxygen in the sub runs out. Do you think they'll make it?

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I've read that the sub in question was only rated for 1300 ft, and they were taking it on dives of up to 4000 ft. Unless the sub surfaced as part of a safety protocol, there is an exceedingly high probability that the sub imploded and killed everybody.

It's 1300 meters and 4000 meters. That's around 4000 feet and 12000 feet, respectively.

The Titanic is at like 12,500 ft deep though

I think people are confusing meters and feet.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/20/a-whistleblower-raised-safety-concerns-about-oceangates-submersible-in-2018-then-he-was-fired

Titan’s forward viewport would only certify it to a depth of 1,300 meters due to OceanGate’s experimental design. The filing states that OceanGate refused to pay for the manufacturer to build a viewport that would meet the Titan’s intended depth of 4,000 meters. The Titanic lies about 3,800 meters below the surface.

That should be criminal negligence.

I don't see this company existing any more, but I hope the family members can go after the CEO's estate.

Probably a better way to go than slowly running out of oxygen.

Oh yeah, and by a wide margin. At those depths they wouldn't have even had the chance to register that they were about to die. Implosions are nearly instant.