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Two documentaries revisit the OceanGate sub tragedy
Nearly two years after OceanGate’s Titan submersible imploded during a dive to the Titanic, killing all five people aboard, two documentaries are bringing fresh perspectives to the disaster. But they also make clear that it’s too early to close the book on the tragedy and its
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/11/two-documentaries-revisit-the-oceangate-sub-tragedy/
#GeekWire #OceanGate #Science #Submarines #Submersibles #Technology #Titanic
News that the #USA is undertaking a review of #AUKUS has drawn out former Prime Minister Paul #Keating to say what we all know:
‘The Albanese government had the chance to undertake a review in its own terms when first elected to office in May 2022, but denied itself the opportunity for fear of being seen as dodgy on the alliance. Now President Trump’s Pentagon, as it is entitled to do, is subjecting the deal to the kind of scrutiny that should have been applied to AUKUS in the first instance.
The review makes clear that America keeps its national interests uppermost. But the concomitant question is: why has Australia failed to do the same?
In any case, the calling of the Pentagon review should be the catalyst for the government to get on with the job of forging a relevant, distinctly Australian path for the country’s national security, rather than being dragged along on the coat tails of a fading Atlantic empire.’
We all knew we would never see those #submarines and we should never have betrayed the #French
#australia #Submarines #Defence
Why spend so much for redunadant submarines that hard to crew and expensive to maintain, and that are easily defeated by modern technology?
Look at what Ukraine did in Russia with drones?
New blog post: https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/exploring-the-atlantic-with-frank-white/
Frank White crossed the Atlantic 18 times during WWI on a secret mission for the Bank of England. Luxury liners, submarines, maple leaves, and secret orders... A really interesting read (if we do say so ourselves...)
#banks #bank #banking #archives #history #WW1 #maritime #glam #galleries #museums #libraries #canada #EYAtravel #travel #america #US #transatlantic #UK #submarines #maple @histodons @histodon @archivistodon
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