Laxaria@beehaw.org to World News@beehaw.org · 1 year agoTitanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under waywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down10cross-posted to: technews
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkTitanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under waywww.bbc.comLaxaria@beehaw.org to World News@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square41fedilinkcross-posted to: technews
minus-squarePigeon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoCan they not open a hatch if it’s on the surface? Water would be a problem still, but not suffocation, if so.
minus-squareStringTheory@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoNope. The hatch is bolted from the outside. They can’t do anything from the inside and are utterly dependent on someone outside with a power socket wrench to unscrew each of the 17 bolts holding the hatch on. There are some design flaws with this thing.
minus-squareneuropean@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoNope, the ends are bolted on from the outside before they depart.
Can they not open a hatch if it’s on the surface?
Water would be a problem still, but not suffocation, if so.
Nope. The hatch is bolted from the outside. They can’t do anything from the inside and are utterly dependent on someone outside with a power socket wrench to unscrew each of the 17 bolts holding the hatch on.
There are some design flaws with this thing.
Nope, the ends are bolted on from the outside before they depart.