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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
There are lots of conflicting theories.
That the boat suffered a failure before it reached the Titanic, this explains the loss of communication fairly early on. If there was a leak, no matter how much ballast is released, if the crew quarter fills with water, its still going to be negative buoyant. Also if the salt water attacked the electronics there could be a fire.
That the boat got to the bottom and it got stuck in titanic wreckage. Which means that releasing ballast might not free it.
That there are lots of fishing boats that drag and release their heavy weighted nets. The sub could get caught on the netting and other debris on the bottom.
That the boat has actually surfaced and they can't find it. I find that fairly unlikely at this point.
The problem with sonar searches is if the boat is among the wreckage its going to be extremely difficult to find it. Even when I think about it this is a extremely difficult search. If the motors have stopped and the crew isn't hammering on the hall, its unlikely that sonar will find it.
I was watching the conference and they were saying first we have to find it, and then we can figure out a rescue. With a handful of air left, since they've been down there since Sunday. (48 hours?) gone, a successful rescue is looking to be unlikely.
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I'm going with not a fuucking chance this happened. Ever dropped a loonie into a jar of water to try to win a free sandwich or something? They flap around like crazy. If this thing suffered a failure anywhere but, like, 20m directly above the Titanic then it would have landed 100s or 1000s of meters away from the wreckage. There isn't the accuracy to pinpoint drop anything from the surface straight down to an exact location on the bottom.
One interesting fact is that after all these years, apparently the pool on the Titanic is still full of water. Kinda trippy to think about.