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    So, in the live feed the BBC has going, there’s a post suggesting that a group of “explorers” were apparently on board based on one of them’s Facebook feed, so it’s safe to say they probably had the full passenger set on there.

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        One of the other posts in the feed makes it sound like they only do it a handful of times a year, and that cost is covering a multi-day excursion since they have to wait for conditions to be right. Still, no excuse to not have contingencies, but I think their take gets eaten into a fair bit more than the raw math would suggest.

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          I wager they don’t have a recovery vessel because they have people sign contracts only allowing arbitration.

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            The CBS guy read aloud part of the thing he had to sign when he rode on it.

            And the video is horrifying on so many levels…

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            I wouldn’t be surprised. But, I suspect there’s also a factor of just implausibility. Apparently, the main vessel they use is “experimental”, so it may just literally be impossible to have a recovery vessel without being a literal government.

            My money’s on this being the result of someone ignoring the “hey, these are not good conditions” warnings.

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                The bit with the contract starts @2:40. At least you can’t say they didn’t know what they were getting into. Still an awful way to go, if it did implode at depth, at least it’d be quick.

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                  I think I’d rather implode and go instantly, than be floating on the surface for 4 days and unable to get out while slowly suffocating.

                  Neither is my idea of a good time…

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                    Can they not open a hatch if it’s on the surface?

                    Water would be a problem still, but not suffocation, if so.

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          According to the CEO the whole business isn’t even profitable. They spent over a million on gas alone. At least this jerryrigged contraption sinking is the most effective way for their company to stop shitting up the atmosphere for the whims of a few rich people.

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      Really a stretch to call these people ‘explorers’. Apparently one of them made their billions hawking private jets. Sucks to be him…