[stochtastic]

I don't think they were pretending to look, they were just (rightly) remaining open to it being either rescue or recovery. From the article:

> “While not definitive, this information was immediately shared with the Incident Commander to assist with the ongoing search and rescue mission.”

So:

* They knew about it and quickly aided in the search.

* They did not broadcast the details of the collection to the public.

That seems like the right call to me.

[danso]

Why is the Navy obligated to say something before the wreck is found? Coast Guard was still going to do a search anyway, and it’s not as if tiktokers were sailing out to help with the search.

The US government did reject the OceanGate’s and Explorer’s Group request for military airlifts, so it’s possible the Navy intel played a part in saving those resources from being pointlessly expended

https://twitter.com/NewsNation/status/1670998331663994882?s=...

edit: added “not” to the tiktokers doing a search

[awb]

Probably a mixture of declassification procedures, no imminent danger to the public and a desire to confirm the incident visually before giving up hope.

[afavour]

I’d flip it: what’s the point in informing the public about something you’re not definitive about? Particularly when lives are at stake.

[ChrisRR]

What's the point in telling the public any of this anyway? Was there any reason for these people's deaths to be in the news? It has no effect on people's lives.

[tw04]

Because they wanted to at least give a few days to find conclusive proof (wreckage) so they could inform the family's before all of us?

[lm28469]

People shouldn't even be aware of the loss of this sub. I feel like we're in a black mirror episode, who gives a fuck ? seriously

[jzymbaluk]

Top secret info is shared on a need-to-know basis. The coast guard needed the information, the public didn't

[dazilcher]

Certainty.

[soultrees]

Great chance to look for Russian subs.