According to reports, the Titanic submarine, which disappeared on Sunday while diving to the wreck of the Titanic, is a small vessel designed to accommodate only five people during the day: two hours afloat, several hours exploring the wreckage and two hours of return to the surface. for CNN and the BBC.

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Last year, the founder of tour operator OceanGate Expeditions showed a CBS crew the inside of this submersible that was used to visit the wreck of the Titanic. The video from CBS shows a small room with space the size of a minivan.

There are no chairs or couches, and passengers must sit cross-legged on the floor after removing their shoes before entering.

For such an advanced submersible, the interior is mostly plain and simple, with just one button and a screen on the wall. The rest of the ship’s operations are done from a handheld gamepad-like controller with colored buttons.

There is only one small toilet at the front of the ship, which happens to be “the best seat in the house,” according to a description on OceanGate’s website, which is no longer available, CNN reported. The description adds that when using the toilet, a privacy curtain is installed “and the music is turned up to maximum”. But passengers are advised to limit their diet before and during the dive “to reduce the likelihood that they will have to use the equipment.”

CBS’s David Pogue, who was on the Titanic last year during the Titanic disaster, told the BBC that when a surface support vessel is directly above a submarine, short messages can be sent between the two. Otherwise, communication via GPS or radio systems is not available, as they do not work underwater. Pogue says it’s also impossible for those aboard the sub to get out of the sub on their own, as they’re locked inside with screws attached from the outside.

In 2022, the BBC also filmed inside the Titanic submersible. Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate, who appears in this video, is believed to be one of five people currently on the missing ship. (Source: News.ro)