美国“泰坦”号载人潜水器发生灾难性内爆

US Navy detected Titan submersible’s implosion days ago

发布者:KnowMi 发布时间: 2023-06-29 10:06:56 点击量: 935 来源:BBC


美国海岸警卫队22日表示,本月18日在考察“泰坦尼克”号邮轮残骸途中失踪的载人潜水器已于失联地点附近发生“灾难性内爆”,5名乘员全部死亡。此前多艘舰船曾在北大西洋相关海域展开大规模搜救行动。据悉,搜救人员使用遥控探测器在距离“泰坦尼克”号残骸488米(1600英尺)处发现了失联潜水器的碎片。“泰坦”号载人潜水器长6.7米,由碳纤维和钛金属材料制成,设计载员5名,包括1名驾驶员和4名乘员,最大下潜深度4000米。


As multiple ships scoured the North Atlantic this week for the missing submersible headed to the Titanic wreck site, the US Navy had already detected an implosion on Sunday at the site where the vessel lost communications. The Coast Guard said on Thursday that the five crew members of the Titan submersible died from a “catastrophic implosion” of their vessel after examining debris found underwater by a remotely operated vehicle. The debris was found 1,600 feet (488 meters) from the bow of the Titanic. The Titan, a 6.7-meter-long craft made of carbon fiber and titanium, was designed to carry a pilot and four crew to a maximum depth of 4,000 meters (13,120 feet).


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carrier n. 运输工具;载体

美 /'kærɪɚ/  英 /'kærɪə/

 "Carrier"这个词的词根是"carry",词源可以追溯到古法语的词汇"carier",源于拉丁语的"carrus",意为"车辆"。

Newcastlemax bulk carrier 纽卡斯尔型散货船

纽卡斯尔型散货船是指载重量在203000~215000t的干散货船。它的满载吃水一般在18~18.6m,船长不超过300m,船宽不超过50m,属于一种大型干散货船。设计初衷是为了最大限度地进入澳大利亚纽卡斯尔港装载煤炭。


helm n. 舵;舵柄

美 /hɛlm/  英 /helm/

“helm”来自古英语“helma”,意为船桨,船舵。

舵柄是套固在舵杆头上的一根直柄。古代的帆船就是靠手转动舵柄来转动舵的,现代船舶则是由舵机使舵柄转动。木帆船和木驳船采用横式舵柄,这种舵柄利用了杠杆原理,舵柄越长,操舵越省力,但舵柄长度受到船尾操舵空间大小的限制。钢质舵柄用键与上舵杆头部固定,运用人工、机械、液压等传动方式转动舵柄和舵。