An intriguing story of a Hawaii submarine shuttle service has taken the internet by storm, igniting conversation and curiosity far and wide.
An intriguing story of a Hawaii submarine shuttle service has taken the internet by storm, igniting conversation and curiosity far and wide.
I don’t understand why turboprop planes haven’t got traction in Hawaii. They are prevalent on mainland short hops and are more cost effective than jets for these flights. I know companies have tried (Mid Pacific, Island Air, Ohana). I guess the consumers opt for the quicker jets but I would imagine there would be a market for cheaper flights.
This
“unique and cost-effective alternative to traditional air and sea travel”
should have given it away. Maybe when the Fed decrees that all commercial airliners be electric that might be true.
Too bad it’s a spoof. It would be a fun voyage.
We’ve encountered tour subs while diving in Mexico. The passengers seem to like us waving at them from outside.
Just hope the sub is not made by Boeing. A door panel blow out might constitute a serious issue.
Mike,
Airbus is not without its problems:
“As of March 2024 , 180 aviation accidents and incidents have occurred, including 38 hull loss accidents, resulting in a total of 1490 fatalities.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Airbus_A320_family
I failed to mention those accidents are only related to the A320 series.
Those don’t run too deep underwater. If that happened I can swim to the surface.
Much better than plummeting 35,000 feet!
Meghan,
You have to escape the sub before you can get to the surface. This would depend on the nature of an accident or system failure. I would hate to be the last in line to get out of the sub—I probably wouldn’t make it.
I didn’t see the post you were replying to. So, I’m assuming this is about an accident or something similar. If the sub starts to sink, goodbye surface.
I was replying to Mike J’s comment about doors blowing out on Boeing aircraft, I assume he was referring to the recent Alaska Air incident.
Of course if such a thing happened on a submarine the hatch would come inside the vessel, followed by a lot of water. If you were struck by the door or knocked against a bulkhead by the water your goose might be cooked. But otherwise once the water pressure had equalized theoretically you could get out & swim to the surface. Not unlike how they show people getting out of submerged cars. Assuming you are a halfway decent swimmer, that is.
When we’ve encountered tour subs we were about 25-30 feet below the surface. Several hundred feet down would be another matter, of course.
Imagine if Hawaii outsourced transport to Elon Musk the same way NASA is using Musks’ SpaceX to launch rockets.
Big Government always fails to produce anything useful. Look at the 10 billion wasted on the Honolulu Skyline Rail with only 3100 riders a day subsidized by taxpayer money at $74 per trip.
That $10 billion would have purchased a fleet of subs or sea gliders.
Sad State.
Maybe this is the “Hawaii Five-O’s Russian Spy Submarine” in disguise.
This is where the submarine could be seen off the coast of Waikiki.
I loved that series’ episode.
Okay, here we go again! Electric flying boats first, next a submarine. Sure. Yes, it’s probably a ‘spoof’, but let’s face it, it would be soooo cool!! Maybe they could equip it with torpedos and it could also be used by the Navy to interdict Chinese submarines lurking about the islands. Imagine, being on board enrounte to Maui, and have the Captain broadcast on the 1MC, “All crew, man your battle stations!” Well, give me some slack here. I could happen, couldn’t it??? ;0)
The State of Hawaii has clearly created a page for hysterical satire. What’s funny, to me, is all the people who join the page oblivious to it’s satirical nature. Their reactions are off the wall!
Yes! It’s clearly not operated by the actual State of Hawaii, and is equally clearly an Onion-type satire page (da Onion kine!)… well, at least “equally clearly” to perceptive people; some of the comments there by people who appear to take the content seriously are hilarious!
one of the reasons I bought in West Maui is to be able to take a flight to Oahu from the Kapalua airport. I would love to see a small, local airline taking on the flights we are now missing …alternatively, I like the idea of the seaglider, as long as they only touch the water when absolutely necessary, since protecting whales, dolphins and turles would still be a priority.
Haha, snopes is definitely not the definitive source of truth, but I’m sure we all know the submarine was a joke.
Gentlemen – Snopes as a source. Please. Nothing but a left-wing rag.