Yes especially for a sub put together with scraps. And can someone who knows explain why a gps locating system would not be an obvious must have for a remote controlled untethered submersible?

i really hope their ok, but their oxygen runs out in less than 20 hours....its really not looking so good for them

Hopefully but unlikely.

Thank you. I was reading an article this morning about the 10 vessels all out, or on their way out, to search. These guys made a risky choice. Many people die every day through no fault of their own for medical reasons, or in other ways, but no one chucks this kind of money their way to save them. If these guys survive (unlikely, but I hope they do) I hope they learn to find a better way to spend their excess money - like helping those who can't afford the medical care they need, or funding search and rescue organisations. After they've paid for their rescue of course.

Yeah it's b******t. Of course I don't want them to be dead, but they aren't the biggest immediate issue we're facing right now, and it's not like we can do anything about them, but there are funds to donate to that actually save lives and they get way less attention than a couple ultra-rich idiots who decided to go see a cool ship in an unstable vessel

Again, very simple answer: we relate to our own culture more than to us strange cultures and races. The closer somebody is to us the bigger is our empathy. And that has to be like that because you can't relate to somebody who has a completely different life to yours. Like you just proved in your post, you have no idea about the motives of migrants, you assume them, and by doing so hurt them in the long run because you'll not see their true needs. I worked with them, it's much more complex. The next thing is we look up in the hierarchy because most people strive for the better. We rather empathise with where we want to be than where we are. That is why poor people consider themself often as middle class they project themselves where they want to be. For that reason both poor people and migrants are very likely to pay more attention to the people on the submarine than their own drowning in the ocean. What does this say about us? It says we are humans.

I feel the same way about the stranded migrants!! I think it’s because of the unique horror factor of deep-sea submarines, moreso than the amount of money they paid to be on it.

I watched a movie on Netflix about 2 girls who came across to Russia from the Ukraine and got stuck in an inflatable kayak with 50 people and everyone almost died. The most disturbing part was when they finally arrived there were mountains if life jackets and boats from all the people who endured the same treacherous journey (after paying a guide $10,000) and how many were at the bottom of the sea. I think it's sickening for people to go touring the wreckage of horrific suffering and terror and the ocean has had her say about what she thinks of it as well. I hope no one else goes touring to find it again and I pray these people are found but also hope they are not suffering

This has and will always be the case.

Is everyone else really helped like this - to the tune of millions of dollars, with 10 vessels on the way to help? If everyone else was, then, yes, I would agree.

who tf approved that death trap!

There's no way in hell. I panicked like no other in disney land on that submarine ride. It was The worst scariest thing Ive ever ridden and it was designed by imagineers at the happiest place on earth so i can't imagine the terror of a real sub going into an actual f*****g ocean NO

Wouldn't the entire thing collapse under the pressure of the ocean? They probably imploded. Are they the ones steering? Because they would be the only ones able to sense things going very wrong with the pressure situation and know to get out of it and how

I imagine they could be found, even if it takes time... saved however.. maybe not. As I type this comment, headlines are saying there is less than 20 hours of oxygen remaining in the sub. So.. at this point, it's likely going to be a retrieval mission than a rescue mission, though we can all pray otherwise. :(

I'm sure they'll get found, but being rescued from those depths is going to be the real problem. Especially when there's not much time left.

The US Coast Guard is out assisting with rescue operations, so I'd be sure that Canada and other vessels are assisting as well. The US Navy has vessels for submarine recovery, I don't know if they're there. or not.

Less if they are panicking and crying

If they're found on the surface then they're okay. If they are still on the bottom then the chances of rescue are zero at this point.

Agree,It's a token comforting saying at the most.I would like to know from all these people that saying been praying so hard etc...if these people are dead ,why didn't your so called God answer your prayers ,?did he just let them die?..you might take comfort in praying but that will not help the people at all

They brought a KID DOWN THERE??

People are clueless about things that are fairly common knowledge, so I'm not at all surprised. That said, some people are thinking there's a chance it's bobbing around on the surface somewhere. That would allow the sub to locate itself, but (obviously) seems pointless if they can't communicate (did I mention that people are clueless?). On the controller front I suspect some of the disapproval is based on the cost (I've seen $29.95) or that Logitech isn't the reliable equipment producer it once was.

I doubt Zelda or Link would have that attitude. Ganondorf on the other hand…?