Okay, someone on another forum said that the submersible had an emergency system, where in the event of any kind of power loss the ship would lose heavy equipment or ballast, effortlessly rise to the surface as it became lighter than water, and set off an automatic emergency beacon. So in the case of mechanical trouble, the ship would rise to the surface and beep away as it bobbed helplessly in the waves, and hopefully be picked up before everyone inside suffocated, because according to reports, the hatches couldn't be opened from the inside.
And if the sub hasn't risen to the surface and set off the emergency beacon, that probably means there was a hull breach, and it's collapsed and sunk to the bottom. Well, that was the likeliest possibility all along. Sorry, guys, this isn't looking like a second Thai cave rescue story.
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Otter (24464)
2 years ago
And now someone else said that the sub itself was a slapdash affair that was steered by a video game joystick! And that the only way it could commiunicate with the surface was by text, and then only when it was very close to the support ship.
They must be dead.
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DoctorThirteen (15276)
2 years ago
'because according to reports, the hatches couldn't be opened from the inside.'
Yes, apparently, the hatch is actually bolted in place once you're in. Can only be opened from the outside. So underwater or on the surface, you're screwed once the air supply runs out.
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Otter (24464)
2 years ago
And according to these reports there's no food and water, beyond what people bring themselves for a day trip, and get this... NO BATHROOMS. JUST SOME ZIPLOC BAGS.
Like I said, I hope it was quick.
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