Editorial | Titanic sends another reminder to mankind
- Desperate race to find tour submarine in waters near historic wreck shows the risks we face by continuing to push the boundaries on Earth and above
There are several dire possibilities of what might have happened to the missing Titanic tour submarine, and few really reassuring explanations. The mystery of what has happened to it and its five occupants, a century after the world’s most famous maritime disaster, has become a talking point to rival the sinking of the Titanic itself.
If it were to have a happy ending it would seem a miracle. Sadly, that is what it might take to save those on board the submersible as their oxygen supply runs out – if they are still alive.
Our thoughts must be with all concerned in a race against time and the unknown.
This was not a trailblazing dive to the final resting place of the Titanic. But it was vulnerable to a range of technical and physical hitches in extreme conditions.
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Underwater ‘banging’ noises heard in search for lost Titanic tour submersible
When time comes to reflect on the final outcome, many might wonder how a 4km dive to the bottom of the Atlantic has not ended like this before.
