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The NTSB investigation into the Billionaires Titanic Submersible is going to be interesting.
When you consider they were depending on Starlink for communications ....
Steering was done using Logitech G F710 game controllers as well.
I use the USB version of it on my PC. It ain't the best for games. Probably not great for operating underwater craft either
WTF
I mean, a game controller itself isn't that weird to use. A lot of places, including the military, will just use one because it's off the shelf, decently ergonomic, and fairly intuitive.
Using a wireless one, let alone a wireless one known for having connection problems doesn't seem like the best idea, though. I would have expected a wired one, or something along those lines.
What happens if someone forgot to charge it, and didn't bring any replacement batteries? Would they just be sunk?
No way! Really?
Maybe on the support ship, but not on the sub. Starlink frequency can't penetrate water.
Would this warrant an investigation? It's a private operation in international waters (AFAIK) that was 100% voluntary.
I'm sure there's a myriad (or plethora) of things that were wrong with the vessel.
insurance companies will want an investigation
and I think navys and coast guards, to be pragmatic missions like this are a valuable learning tool and good practice
Fair points.
There were paying customers, on a ship built in the United States, departing from Canada.
Both NTSB and the TSB in Canada will want to investigate, as it was commercial.
Good take on it. I guess I'm quite prejudiced against wealthy people paying to do dangerous shit. Having said that I don't wish them any ill. It just looked like a really dumb thing to begin with. The PC controller on the thing is a bit of a joke tbh.
Wealthy paying to die in ways reserved for workers as a result of an employees negligence.
I would imagine that being wealthy, one would go above and beyond to ensure one's safety. Especially when it's a highly dangerous situation.
Definitely would rather be in an Airbus though.
With triple redundancies on all steering and control related systems, and almost all software will be mathematically proven for correctness.
All this is hard and expensive though (Software in this environment cannot use dynamic memory at all), hence I can see a startup taking shortcuts.
Holy shit, I'm hardly consuming any news but I heard somewhere there was someone trying to tourist dive the titanic and thought, I got a bad feeling about this.
I was listening to Raf on ABC Melbourne just now, he had an interview with a CBS journo who went on this very vessel last year. Apparently anyone who goes on it has to have a special diet for a few days before to minimise the need for using the toilet on board, which is basically a piss bottle and ziplock bags for anything bigger. The 'toilet' is behind a modesty curtain and they turn the music up to cover any noises. Passengers are not allowed to bring any extra food or drink onboard :0/
It sounds like Colonoscopy prep. Which is done so that your bowels don't explode due to a gas build up during the operation.
I'm surprised that they didn't use/have a chemical/camping toilet, or anything quite like that. That seems like a better choice compared to some bottles and a lunch bag.