A German adventurer who embarked on the daring voyage in 2021 to see the Titanic wreckage via OceanGate’s Titan submersible, currently missing since Sunday, said even “back then” it was a “suicide mission.”
“You need strong nerves, you mustn’t be claustrophobic and you have to be able to sit cross-legged for ten hours,” Arthur Loibl, 60, who has done the journey twice, told German newspaper Bild.
He said he was “incredibly lucky” when he made the descent, which was apparently delayed by five hours because of electrical issues. The fact that “the first submarine didn’t work” and “a dive at 1,600 meters had to be abandoned” loomed in the back of his mind as he set out on the Titan’s fifth-ever trip. Right before the tour, a bracket from a tube that balances the vessel broke off and was “reattached with zip ties,” he said.
Despite previous risky adventures, such as flying over Russia in a MiG-29 fighter plane, Loibl called the Titanic tour “the most extreme.” He hoped the lost crew returns. “It must be hell down there. There’s only 2.50 meters of space, it’s four degrees, there’s no chair, no toilet,” he said. Read more at Bild.
I hope no one considers going back. Send an unmanned_drone. Don’t endanger someone over this.
Whenever there’s a big story in the media, look for the story they’re trying to distract you from.
MSM have yet to tell us about their sinking the Titanic ship on purpose and then painting the Olympic ship with “Titanic” on the hull.
How about we forget about the titanic entirely. A ship sunk 100 yrs ago let’s move on. The only thing we need to remember is how they said even god can’t sink this ship and it sunk on its first trip. That’s all we need to remember. Otherwise just let it go. No drones or otherwise