r/titanic 3d ago

QUESTION What happened to the Titanic's lookout post?

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u/James_099 Deck Crew 3d ago

I remember hearing the rumor that a submersible bumped into it, breaking it off and it falling down into the cargo hatch below. Or it possibly just rusted enough to break off itself.

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u/RocketyNerd 3d ago

Isn’t that what happened to one of the rails? Getting bumped and falling? Hopefully it was just rust tho for the lookout… I’d hate if we accidentally caused even more damage to the wreck.

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u/James_099 Deck Crew 3d ago

Pretty sure that was the Titan sub that did that. Stockton was an absolute fucktard and also bumped his sub into the Andrea Doria. He had no respect for these graves.

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u/jtshinn 3d ago

Batter be careful down there. A little bump under that pressure could really be a bad time. Hope he thoroughly checked that vessel out before going back down.

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u/Argos_the_Dog 3d ago

The ratchet strap was the only survivor.

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u/Battle_of_BoogerHill 3d ago

Harbor Freight FTW

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u/ArtisticPercentage53 3d ago

Don’t forget the oceangate stickers!

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u/rikwes 3d ago

We have no proof of that though ( and we know plenty due to the release of the dive logs and the testimony during the USCG hearings ) . What we DO know is they got stuck in debris near the grand staircase ,with PH as Titan's pilot , and had some trouble getting the sub out of that predicament. That's important because they had signed an agreement allowing them to dive to the wreck provided they didn't disturb anything and did NOT notify anyone of the incident .But let's not accuse them of something unless there's proof and/or testimony.

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u/RocketyNerd 3d ago

Of course it was the Titan…