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Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way (www.bbc.com)

submitted 3 years ago by Laxaria@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Lowbird@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Can they not open a hatch if it's on the surface?

Water would be a problem still, but not suffocation, if so.

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[–] StringTheory@beehaw.org 7 points 3 years ago

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.

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[–] neuropean@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago

Nope, the ends are bolted on from the outside before they depart.

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