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TITANIC SUB SEARCH | USCG concludes missing Titan sub met 'catastrophic implosion' (www.youtube.com)

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The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the discovery of debris from the sub, and that the five people aboard are believed to be dead.

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[–] patchymoose@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what needs to change. If there was enough support internationally, the UN could facilitate a treaty being signed between nations with uniform regulations on submersibles. Then it wouldn't matter if it was international waters.

[–] fomo_erotic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

a completely silly use of literally everyone's time and money, as was the search.

If billionaires want to do life threatening tourism, then let them, but there should be no accommodations for the consequences.