![]() ![]() So I also am very, very worried about the souls who are on board.’ ‘It’s nearly two miles miles down, it’s pitch black. ![]() He said: ‘If it’s near the Titanic it would be easier to find, but the problem is of course you can’t do a ship-to-ship transfer even, the pressure is absolutely intense. The Titanic history expert said on BBC Breakfast that he is ‘very worried about the souls’ on board. The submersible is capable of travelling 13,123ft deep – or 4,000 metres – for ‘site survey and inspection, research and data collection, film and media production, and deep sea testing of hardware and software’, according to OceanGate’s website.Įxperts say it’s completely ‘pitch black’ at the bottom of the ocean where the Titanic lies (Picture: OceanGate) In recently resurfaced videos, the company’s chief executive and founder, Stockton Rush, shows off what appears to be Logitech pad that was released all the way back in 2011 – and that you can pick up on Amazon for £42. So while the use of a gamepad in this situation isn’t surprising, the type of controller they opted for is. Unsurprisingly, devices designed to pilot jets and vehicles in the digital world work just as effectively in the real world, and have the benefit of being (relatively) cheap to acquire given they’re mass-produced. The US military, and other forces around the world, have been using Xbox controllers and other gaming pads to steer multi-million dollar bits of kit such as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) for well over a decade. One revelation since Titan disappeared is that the craft is piloted by a games controller.
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