Re:Missing Titanic Sub Faced Lawsuit over Depths It Could Sa...
by c00lio on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @05:46AM
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Maybe. Sound travels longer distances in water than in air, but there still is a limit. And hydrophone chains and buoys are probably not dense enough to hear everything.
Volume is also an issue, the Titan is far smaller than a military sub, so the sonar spike corresponding to the implosion will be shorter and of a smaller amplitude.
The sonar on their surface vessel should have picked up the noise, if they have one that does recordings and passive mode. But I guess they were too cheap for that as well, since no regular sonar surveilance of the sub is mentioned in the press.
Volume is also an issue, the Titan is far smaller than a military sub, so the sonar spike corresponding to the implosion will be shorter and of a smaller amplitude.
The sonar on their surface vessel should have picked up the noise, if they have one that does recordings and passive mode. But I guess they were too cheap for that as well, since no regular sonar surveilance of the sub is mentioned in the press.