A new exhibit joins the Titanic

[dixiehack]

They don’t build ‘em like they used to.

The latest expedition by RMS Titanic Inc., an American company with salvage rights to the wreck, has revealed that a section of the previously intact railing around the front of the ship’s upper deck has fallen off. The 15-foot-long section now lies on the sea floor, directly below where it once was.

“We are saddened by this loss and the inevitable decay of the Ship and the debris,” the company said in a statementon its website.

I mean, the sad part happened 11 decades ago. This is just chemistry.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/02/science/titanic-photos-show-major-decay-intl-scli/index.html

 

[Neutral Corner]

They're just sad that the Jack and Rose tourist attraction fell off.

 

[dixiehack]

Goin’ great, up until it wasn’t.

Titan sub crew said ‘all good here’ in last text messages before implosion

 

[MileHigh]

Goin’ great, up until it wasn’t.

Titan sub crew said ‘all good here’ in last text messages before implosion

Conjures some rough memories. My sister texted my mom seven years ago last night -- "Taking the long way around, lots of weather, keep you posted" at 8:08 p.m. MDT. Two minutes later, they were gone.

 

[User 1019]

This may have been posted up thread, but holy ****.

 

[MileHigh]

It wasn't, but no thanks.

 

[maumann]

Conjures some rough memories. My sister texted my mom seven years ago last night -- "Taking the long way around, lots of weather, keep you posted" at 8:08 p.m. MDT. Two minutes later, they were gone.

Hang in there. We got your back here.

 

[MileHigh]

Hang in there. We got your back here.

Appreciate you. Seven years on, yesterday and today remain tough days. But getting through it

 

[User 1019]

It wasn't, but no thanks.

It’s not graphic. Just shows how fast and what likely happened.

 

[MileHigh]

It’s not graphic. Just shows how fast and what likely happened.

So, as someone who lost four family members in not-exactly-the-same circumstances but pretty damn close ... again, no thanks.

 

[goalmouth]

My new CEO loves to fly and has as many airplanes as he does young children -- four. During a company townhall someone asked if he could see himself as an astronaut. "I don't think so. I want to see my children grow up."

 

[HanSenSE]

 

[BTExpress]

My new CEO loves to fly and has as many airplanes as he does young children -- four. During a company townhall someone asked if he could see himself as an astronaut. "I don't think so. I want to see my children grow up."

Riding in a commercial plane is safer than driving a car.

Riding in a private plane is 20 times riskier than driving a car.

 

[qtlaw]

The title of the Coast Guard report is bothersome IMHO. “Preventable”? You think? We already know that.

How about getting to the point, e.g. “OceanGate intentionally avoided governmental scrutiny and review” or something similar?

Seems lazy to me.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

The title of the Coast Guard report is bothersome IMHO. "Preventable"? You think? We already know that.

How about getting to the point, e.g. "OceanGate intentionally avoided governmental scrutiny and review" or something similar?

Seems lazy to me.

Well, avoiding governmental scrutiny and review is now encouraged, whereas it wasn't in 2023.

 

[HanSenSE]

The title of the Coast Guard report is bothersome IMHO. "Preventable"? You think? We already know that.

How about getting to the point, e.g. "OceanGate intentionally avoided governmental scrutiny and review" or something similar?

Seems lazy to me.

I believe the technical term is click bait.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

 

[tea and ease]

"Implosion" on HBO and "Titanic" I think, on Netflix. Both are worth the watch.