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re: Titanic Claims 5 MORE Lives-Thanks to Carelessness & GREED
THERE'S HOPE! Trapped Titanic Submarine Victims Desperately Banging SOS on Craft at 3,800m. SOS Taps Have Been Heard.
Two US Vehicles, Which Could Only Dive to 3000m Imploded. 2 British Deepwater Teams That Could Reach 5000m Were BLOCKED by US When The US Coast Guard Decided NOT to Fund The Export.
5 Warning Signs MISSED Before Titanic Sub Went Missing.
OP Left it TOO LATE to Report it Missing
NEW Titanic Sub Tours Go on Sale For REDUCED Price £96,000 - But It's Not a Holiday
BBC 22 JUNE 2023
As global search and rescue teams sprint to find the submarine-like vessel that went missing in the Atlantic Ocean with five people on board, many are horrified that warning signs were ignored.
The precious amounts of oxygen on the vessel have been running down at a steady level, it means there may only be around 6 HOURS of breathable air left. As the clock ticks, previous concerns about the vessel have been circulating with some horrified the mission went ahead as OceanGate faced several warnings.
The OceanGate Expeditions vessel was set to reach the bottom of the sea to view the Titanic shipwreck on Sunday, but it lost contact around an hour and 45 minutes after it submerged.
Signing Your Life Away
It has been revealed that travellers were warned before boarding the submarine that the vessel had not been approved or certified by any regulatory body and the trip could result in death.
Journalist David Pogue joined OceanGate on an expedition to the North Atlantic and kept the forms he had to sign before taking the expedition.
"'It has not been approved or certified by any regulatory body, and could result in physical injury, disability, motion trauma, or death'”
David said he was horrified to find the inside of the sub was similar to the size of a minivan and he said they use "off-the-shelf components" and lights from Camping World.
Simpsons writer Mike Reiss who also went on the trip has since expressed past safety fears and said it was "remarkable how basic and simple the whole operation" was.
Mike said: "To get on the boat that takes you to the Titanic, you sign a massive waiver that you could die on the trip."On the list, they mention death three times on page one and it's never far from your mind. As I was getting on the submarine, [I thought] this could be the end."
Other guests on previous trips said there were continual failures including radio outages and flickering lights. The submarine was "nice and cosy", according to OceanGate's CEO
'Extreme' DANGER Warning Five Years Ago
In 2018, OceanGate fired and sued David Lochridge, their director of marine operations, after they claimed he breached his non-disclosure agreement for saying passengers might be endangered in the craft when it reached "extreme depths."
According to a lawsuit, David's scathing assessment to senior leadership said there were "visible flaws" in the ship’s carbon fibre hull, "prevalent flaws" in a scale model, flammable materials onboard and key safety documents that were not shared with him.
"The paying passengers would not be aware, and would not be informed, of this experimental design, the lack of non-destructive testing of the hull, or that hazardous flammable materials were being used within the submersible," Lochridge's legal filing stated.
The document added that he believed the company could "subject passengers to potential extreme danger in an experimental submersible."
David alleged in the court filing that he had been wrongfully terminated and that his actions were aimed at ensuring the safety of passengers on the Titan.
Trapped Titanic Sub Victims Desperately Banging SOS on Craft at 3,800m
The victims of the Titanic submarine disaster are believed to be alive 3,800m under the Atlantic Ocean and desperately trying to raise help.
GB News understands regular SOS taps have been heard and two vehicles, which could only dive to 3000m, both imploded when they attempted to plunge lower.
As part of rescue efforts, France have reportedly ignored US advice and sent a ship named the l’Atlante - a vessel featuring a robot - which can plunge to 20000ft.
The missing sub - named Titan - lost contact with its mothership, MV Polar Prince around one hour and 45 minutes into the two-hour descent.
The OceanGate sub's air supply is due to run out around 12pm on Thursday UK time (7am EST).
British billionaire Hamish Harding, who runs an aviation company, is among those missing along with Paul-Henry Nargeolet, a former French Navy diver and Stockton Rush, the chief executive of OceanGate.
British businessman Shahzada Dawood, a member of one of Pakistan's richest families, and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood are also onboard the vessel.
The OceanGate Expeditions tour group, which takes explorers to the depths of the Atlantic for $200,000 per person, is believed to have lost contact when the vessel was directly above the Titanic wreck.
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