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Why is it so hard to find the lost Titanic tourism submarine? (feddit.de)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Short answer: ocean is very big, submersible is very small.

Long answer: Imagine going out on a football pitch with a white paint marker. Randomly walk around and pick a single blade of grass to paint white. Now grab someone that didn't observe you and tell them to find the painted blade of grass. Also tell them they have a limited time, and that you might have pushed the blade of grass doen into the ground.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

There has to be a solution that would have allowed them to send a buoy up to transmit a mayday and coordinates like some life boats do. This would help the rescue teams to narrow the search grid. I wouldn't have gone down in that thing, but if I WAS, I would at least feel better with something like that.