CNN proclaims, “Search and rescue teams looking for a missing submersible with five people aboard were given new hope Tuesday when banging sounds were picked up from the Atlantic Ocean, according to a US government memo obtained by CNN.” There are sounds! Banging, which happens at 30-minute intervals — so it seems. It’s a breakthrough. They are saved! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! I can never get enough of how MSM covers cliffhanger disasters. I mean, this makes for excellent ratings as morons hang on every word. For me, this submersible story is just getting in the way of my regular news monitoring.
But let me tell you why this “remarkable” banging sound is far less remarkable than the MSM describes. So, it is literally all hands on deck for nearby maritime and air force assets from at least three different countries (American, Canadian, and French), and, consequently, it is also all ears to the water, so to speak. What happens when more people listen to the vast expanses of the ocean? You’re going to hear a lot of sh*t, which may seem to be non-random. The passengers of the Titan may, indeed, be taking turns banging on the hull in 30-minute increments, but many things in the sea make sounds, including other — not so close — watercraft. Although the media has not said one way or the other about the specifics of the noise, I would only take stock of the banging if the pattern was . . . – – – . . . and nothing else. I assume these billionaire passengers — if still alive — would be smart enough to communicate in Morse code to distinguish themselves from other random, non-intentional ocean sounds. And I would assume they are not taking 30-minute breaks if they can, given the time pressure. (Pun not intended.) I would think, but that’s just me. As a final thought, the Titanic should not be a f***ing tourist destination. And now it would appear the Titan and the Titanic share another fate beyond their names. (Talk about the submersible’s name being ill-conceived.) Billionaires’ toys! Money has to get spent somewhere.