2023-06-22 13:51:18
On the one hand, a submersible called Titan lost at almost 4,000 meters deep with five millionaire crew members who were doing “turismo” submarine. In the other, called Andrianamore than 700 migrants who left with their clothes from Libya in a large boat bound for the Italian coast which sank off the Greek coast causing the death of at least 81 of its occupants and another close to 500 remain missing.
The media
The media have dedicated hours of media attention to the first, and they participate in the search operation US and Canadian agencies, navies and commercial offshore companiesall of them collaborating in the rescue operation, which is being coordinated from Boston (Massachusetts). In the case of the second, attention has only been provided when lifeless bodies have begun to emerge after the shipwreck and the rescue tasks have been carried out with the participation of a navy frigate, three ships and a helicopter. Two completely opposite scenarios that have brought to the fore the western double standards with regard to maritime rescues.
Chances of staying alive
On board the Titan, the options of being rescued alive have vanished at 1:08 p.m. this Thursday when, according to the forecasts, the air reserves of the submarine Those of the Andriana crew members are now null after a few weeks adrift at sea. Only 104 people were rescued after the shipwreck occurred on Wednesday, most of Syria, Egypt and Pakistan. On the Titan, they traveled two of the richest men in pakistan: businessman Shahzada Dawood (48 years old), based in London and friend of the King of England, and his son Suleman (19). On the Adriana, about half of the crew were also Pakistanis, but with conflicting economic conditions.
Call for help and rescue
The Greek authorities maintain that the ship refused any help and maintained that it was not at risk until shortly before capsizing, but the data analyzed by the British channel BBC from the MarineTraffic portal seems to reveal navigation problems, amid growing criticism of the Coast Guard for its attitude during the incident. According to the first investigations, the first warning of danger was issued at 10 in the morning and was received by Greek coast guards and Frontex, the european maritime border security agency. From then on, it is unknown how the relationship between the rescue services and the barge developed, because the versions are contradictory. According to the Greek authorities, the migrants refused the help and it was not until 12:40 a.m. on June 14 that help was officially requested, but it was too late and in a matter of minutes, the ship sank. The Greek version has been contested by some survivors and by journalistic investigations.
On the other hand, in the rescue of the Titan, according to the US Coast Guard, contact with the submersible was lost after one hour and 45 minutes of immersion, with five people on board. The Titan began its descent to the seabed at 2:00 p.m. and the vessel was reported lost at 9:13 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 18, just 13 minutes after the time it was supposed to have surfaced. At 11:40 p.m., the Canadian Coast Guard received the alert and began rescue efforts. Aerial surveillance means have been added to the device with C-130 or P3 planes and ships equipped with underwater robots, military ships and private companies. The assets deployed by the US and Canadian militaries continue to arrive at the place where the Polar Prince, the ship from which the Titan submersible left. A Canadian ship with medical personnel and a decompression chamber also arrived in the vicinity.
Related news
As for the responsibilities, in the case of the shipwreck in Greece, on June 16, they were Several people arrested. Nine in the Hellenic country and ten in Pakistan accused of human trafficking. In the case of the Titan, on the other hand, it has emerged that in 2018, a former director of the company, David Lochridge, was fired after raising serious doubts about the submersible safety. No action has yet been taken in this regard, although it is known that the company that owns it had been warned on several occasions of the recklessness of its tourist expeditions to the Titanic.
While the passengers of the Andriana were looking for a way to escape war and hardship and intended to arrive in Italy to start a new life in better conditions, the crew of the Titan found themselves in exclusive tourist expedition to visit the remains of the Titanic, the ship that sank in 1912 in the waters of Newfoundland with 2,500 people on board. In Syria, Egypt and Pakistan, the three main countries where the migrants from the shipwreck came from, the socio-economic situation is not good, and most undertook the journey in search of a future for themselves and their families. In the case of the Titan, the intention was to visit the Titanic, the wreck is located about 600 kilometers off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at a depth of 3,800 meters below the sea surface and on occasions there had been talk of the complication of the operation. Her shipwreck occurred in 1912 and she ended up with more than 1,500 deceased, and the remains of the wreck were not located until 1985. To undertake this trip, the underwater tourists signed an accident waiver document.
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