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One could still argue that it shows an overall weak attitude towards safety systems. Sure, it only helps in relatively good cases (i.e. if the sub drifts away a
by detaro 3y ago
One could still argue that it shows an overall weak attitude towards safety systems. Sure, it only helps in relatively good cases (i.e. if the sub drifts away and ends up surfacing somewhere unexpected), but it's also incredibly cheap to have and would avoid a potentially lengthy surface search for what's still an airtight box with a timer running?
Under water really only internal safety of the sub helps I think. Even if its position were perfectly known, what would recover it in time at those depths?
- Arnt 3y agoDoesn't GPS have to have an antenna on the outside of the hull for reception? If that's so, then GPS requires puncturing the hull, or widening an existing puncture, which sounds like something that requires awfully good justification.
- detaro 3y agoI dont see why it wouldn't work inside, given the large bubble window and all. Of course its possible that they did carry some kind of beacon and just didn't count it as "equipment of the sub".
- beardyw 3y agoI think even a small depth of water kills the signal or maybe the timing. Either way it's no use.
- Arnt 3y agoWater kills the signal, that's right, but as GP said, it would be useful if the thing surfaces at an unexpected location, and a GPS is cheap. OTOH it's an additional weak point in the hull.