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      06-21-2023, 03:28 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Murf the Surf View Post
Subs like this have systems to dump ballast in emergencies and return to the surface. I suspect there has been some catastrophic failures of systems, hull or both. I hope I'm wrong and that a safe recovery is made but that is a very hostile environment, and bad things can happen very quickly.
I heard this morning this sub has a system whereby hooks holding ballast in place will dissolve after a period time. This apparently is the failsafe if something happens to the crew. Looks like it hasn’t worked unfortunately.

BTW, the plane was the MH370
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