• TheOtherJake@beehaw.org
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    15
    ·
    1 year ago

    …officials are working to get a remotely operated vehicle that can reach a depth of 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) to the site as soon as possible.

    The 5-person submersible, named Titan, is capable of diving 4,000 meters or 13,120 ft. “with a comfortable safety margin,” OceanGate said in its filing with the court.

    but…after looking up on Wikipedia

    …a wreck that lies over 12,000 feet (3,700 m) below the surface…

    • neuropean@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      16
      ·
      1 year ago

      I think they’re advertising the depth limit of the recovery vehicle, not claiming that the wreck is actually at 20,000 feet.

    • Pigeon@beehaw.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      1 year ago

      It might be best practice to use a vessel rated for considerably deeper than you actually go, in case of some problem in the hull?

      • Pigeon@beehaw.org
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        1 year ago

        And/or it’s just a description of a particular vehicle they’re bringing that was most convenient to get there quickly.

    • FaceDeer@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      1 year ago

      Maybe they’re concerned that it no-clipped through the sea bottom and wound up deeper than the Titanic’s current location?