I Rode a Submersible to the Deep Sea. After the Titan Implosion, I Keep Thinking About What Happened Before We Launched.
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The vast majority of deep-sea exploration is nothing like the OceanGate disaster.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Alvin

Sounds like it was (shocker) really well designed. It even sank once when a cable snapped on support boat — crew escaped, and it was recovered and retrofit. And if things go sideways, the cabin/titanium sphere could detach, floating freely up to the surface.

After hearing about OceanGate, deep sea subs sounded terrifying — but reading about this is somehow very comforting.

  • HewlettHackard
    7·
    1 year ago

    To be fair, it’s a Ship of Theseus - none of the current sub is from the 1960s:

    The current Alvin is the same as the original vessel in name and general design only. All components of the vessel, including the frame and personnel sphere, have been replaced at least once.

    • qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
      5·
      1 year ago

      Good point! I think this makes it even neater in a way: it was a solid, modular design that allowed for upgrades.