A writer for The Simpsons familiar with the Titan submersible isn't too hopeful
“If it’s down at the bottom, I don’t know how anyone is going to be able to access it, much less bring it back up,” The Simpsons writer Mike Reiss said.
The phrase “it takes on to know one” absolutely applies to “guys who pay to have an underwater submersible take them on a tour of the Titanic wreckage,” and as what feels like the entire world waits to learn the status of a Titan submersible missing somewhere near the ill-fated ship’s final resting place, ones who know one feel more vital than ever.
As it turns out, Mike Reiss, a former writer, showrunner, and producer for The Simpsons, falls into that select category. He has gone on multiple trips with OceanGate Expeditions, the company which owns the type of Titan submersible that went missing. Reiss recently shared with BBC his understanding of the Titan submersible that has been missing since Sunday with five passengers aboard. Safe to say, he’s “not optimistic” about the likelihood of finding the submersible, which experts expect ran out of oxygen this morning.