The implosion of the Titan submarine (OceanGate) was so rapid that the pain wasn't even registered by the brain. They didn't feel anything at all. Utterly instantaneous.

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[u/Fulcrum58]

Yeah occasionally I’ll dream that I’m underway again and have 2 months to go. I used to dream about waking up underway, standing watch for 8 hrs and then working, just to actually wake up and do that whole routine. That was the worst lol

[u/Roxysteve → u/Fulcrum58]

I was told by someone that when submariners come off a long tour they are short-sighted for a while. Is that true?

[u/Fulcrum58 → u/Roxysteve]

People do say this but I’ve never noticed any dip in distance vision, everything is just super bright outside for a while

[u/Roxysteve → u/Fulcrum58]

Darn those leg-pulling submariners!

😄

[u/Pazzeh → u/Roxysteve]

No

[u/Chrysocyon → u/Fulcrum58]

Damn that sucks. Even your dreams were stuck on the boat. Hope youre enjoying life on the surface now

[u/Detaineepyramid → u/Fulcrum58]

I had dreams I’d completed my deployment while deployed and still randomly dream I’m back on deployment 20 years later…

[u/FashionPolicia → u/Fulcrum58]

i used to have similar dreams in elementary, waking up after dreaming the teacher chewed you out for not doing your homework the day before, only to realize you have to go to school and get chewed out for not doing your homework the day before xd

[u/zwifter11 → u/Fulcrum58]

How much did you get paid as a Submariner?

Did you end up with a big amount of money after being on patrol for months at a time. With extra pay and you can’t spend it while you’re down there.

[u/Fulcrum58 → u/zwifter11]

Maybe 3-400 dollars more than any other sailor by year 5 ish. It goes up the longer you stay in

[u/Sponjah → u/zwifter11]

Sub pay actually starts to get pretty decent the longer you serve. Combined with sea pay and it’s very nice but that’s not specific to submarines.