About an hour and a half into its voyage, a missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic lost communications
Titanic Tourist Sub
“We had listening devices in the water throughout and did not hear any signs of catastrophic failure from those,” he said. Salvatore Mercogliano, a history professor at Campbell University in North Carolina who focuses on maritime history and policy, said the people on the Polar Prince likely didn’t call for help after losing communication with the Titan because the submersible had previously experienced communication failures — so such an occurrence didn't raise immediate alarms. The vessel used a rudimentary system that basically communicated with the surface ship through text message, Mercogliano said.
Norman Polmar, a prominent naval analyst and author, said the protocol for “checking in” would be set by the company, and it varies by company and submersible. A company may say to check in every four hours and check in immediately if there’s a problem, but there are absolutely no set rules with commercial submersibles, he added.
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