According to expert analysis, there may be three possible scenarios where multiple wealthy individuals are lost in the deep sea! There are no stools inside the submarine, so we can only sit cross legged on the wreckage | United States | Submarine

On the 18th local time, a US deep-sea submersible that was investigating the wreckage of the Titanic went missing in the eastern waters of Canada.

According to reports, this private deep-sea submersible from the US underwater exploration company "Ocean Gate" carried five people. This includes British billionaire Hamish Harding, French diver Paul Henry Nagoulit, the head and CEO of Ocean Gate, Stockton Rush, as well as 48 year old Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Daud and his 19-year-old son Suleiman Daud.

From left to right are: French diver Paul, British billionaire Hamish, and CEO of Ocean Gate Stockton

Shahzada and his son Suleiman, according to Southern Metropolis Daily

On the 19th, the Coast Guard of the United States and Canada dispatched planes and ships, using sonar buoys and other equipment, to conduct a search in the waters approximately 1450 kilometers east of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, United States. In addition, the French government announced on the 20th that it will send a ship equipped with a deep-sea submersible to participate in the search and rescue.

The US Coast Guard said at a press conference on the 20th that the search and rescue efforts have not yielded any results, and the missing deep-sea vessel Titan still has about 40 hours of oxygen support left.

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Missing submarine interior: no chairs, 5 people sitting cross legged, the best seat is the toilet

According to CNN's report on June 20th, this 8-day journey was not easy. In order to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, passengers had to pay $250000 each and squeeze into a small cabin. The best seat was actually the toilet, and they had to reduce their food and drink to avoid using the restroom.

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This small submarine named "Titan" was designed by the American underwater exploration company Ocean Gate for tourism and sightseeing, claiming to be the only carbon fiber submarine in the world capable of carrying five people.

On Sunday local time, Titan went missing while visiting the wreckage of the Titanic in the deep sea, with an estimated depth of 12500 feet.

Titan is designed to carry only 5 people, and the entire journey to visit the wreckage of the Titanic takes at least 8 hours: two hours to dive, several hours to explore the Titanic, and two hours to return to the surface.

Last year, the founder of travel operator OceanGate Expeditions showcased the interior space of Titan to CBS, one of which was about the size of a small truck carriage.

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It is reported that most of the Titans are bare, with only buttons and wall screens, and most operations are carried out through a handheld controller.

There are no chairs or seats inside. Everyone takes off their shoes before entering and sits cross legged on the floor.

The submarine does not have a dedicated toilet, but there is a small toilet in the front, which is said to be the best seat inside. When someone needs to use the toilet, they will install a curtain to separate them and "tune the music very loudly" to ensure privacy.

However, according to The New York Post, this space can still be considered "spacious" compared to other submarines.

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Senior consultant Gallo said that the deep sea is like another planet, a dark, cold, and high-pressure environment. If a submarine is at the bottom of the sea, where the temperature is very low, how to keep the human body warm is a big problem.

There is a search and rescue aircraft report

The impact sound will be detected every 30 minutes

According to reports, an internal email from the US Department of Homeland Security obtained by American media showed that a Canadian aircraft carrying out a search and rescue mission reported detecting "banging" sounds similar to impact sounds every 30 minutes in waters near the disappearance of a deep-sea vehicle. It is reported that after detecting a sound, the authorities deployed additional sonar equipment, and the sound continued.

The internal document shows that the P8 maritime patrol aircraft dispatched by Canada reported detecting "banging" sounds similar to impact sounds every 30 minutes in waters near the disappearance of deep submersibles. However, it did not disclose the specific time and reason for the sound. Several official agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security and the US Coast Guard, have not yet confirmed this statement. In addition, there are reports that another Canadian P3 aircraft participating in search and rescue operations also discovered a white rectangular object in the water.

The deep-sea submersible of "Ocean Gate"

On the afternoon of the 20th local time, the Explorer Association, which claimed to have two members in the missing deep-sea vehicle, stated in a mass email that at 2am local time, sonar detected a knocking sound, "which means that the people in the deep-sea vehicle may still be alive and are transmitting signals to us."

An official from the US Department of Homeland Security said in an interview that the oxygen support on the missing deep-sea vehicle will become increasingly weak, "and the situation is really bad now."

Expert analysis:

The worst thing is that the submersible experienced an "implosion"

According to reports, based on the current situation, the missing deep-sea submersible may have the following three situations.

Firstly, it may float on the sea surface, waiting to be discovered.

It is reported that the submersible is designed to automatically surface when technical issues arise. Professor Stefan Williams, who studies unmanned submersibles at the University of Sydney, believes that the best scenario currently is that the submersible is only lost due to communication failures and is now floating on the sea surface. "But if that's the case, the submersible should have already floated on the sea surface as expected," Williams added, adding that this possibility is becoming increasingly small over time. Former British Rear Admiral Chris Parry also analyzed that if the deep-sea vehicle had really surfaced, "then it should have been found."

Secondly, deep submersibles may have suffered a catastrophic implosion.

Williams believes that if the submersible does not float on the sea as expected, it may be a catastrophic failure. "This may be caused by power failure or other situations. In the worst-case scenario, this could cause the submersible to break under pressure and trigger an implosion. Williams emphasized that the speed of implosion would be very fast and the chances of survival would be very low.".

In addition to Williams, American oceanographer Dr. David Gallo also analyzed that the worst-case scenario at present is an implosion, "otherwise it would be difficult to explain why the submersible disappeared so quickly." Gallo also added that if such a situation did occur, the submersible's position could be very close to where it last transmitted the signal back to the surface of the water.

"If the submersible disintegrates, some fragments will sink to the seabed and some will surface, but very large fragments may not be visible from the air," he explained.

Thirdly, the submersible was entangled with the wreckage of the Titanic.

Retired Australian Navy official and submarine escape and rescue project manager Frank Owen stated that the wreckage of the Titanic after sinking was not confined to a single location, but rather dispersed. The report quotes two experts as saying that the missing deep-sea vehicle may have been entangled with the wreckage of the Titanic. However, it is currently unclear whether the submersible has already penetrated the seabed.