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Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands (www.bbc.co.uk)

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I'm sure it will garner the kind of media frenzy that submarine with those 5 dudes did.

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[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Submarines going down is way rarer. At that depth it's almost unheard of.

There was a similar media frenzy when a military sub went missing a few years ago.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but that doesn't fit my outrage narrative that keeps me going from day to day...

[–] Uncrasimatic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was that the one off Argentina? Had forgotten about that - could've put it in my post! More evidence it's the uncertainty that drives public engagement.

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah the not knowing and the ticking clock were definitely big drivers of that story.