TIL about Alvin, a deep sea sub from the '60s still active today
TIL about Alvin, a deep sea sub from the '60s still active today
slate.com
I Rode a Submersible to the Deep Sea. After the Titan Implosion, I Keep Thinking About What Happened Before We Launched.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Alvin
Sounds like it was (shocker) really well designed. It even sank once when a cable snapped on support boat --- crew escaped, and it was recovered and retrofit. And if things go sideways, the cabin/titanium sphere could detach, floating freely up to the surface.
After hearing about OceanGate, deep sea subs sounded terrifying --- but reading about this is somehow very comforting.