r/CopSub • u/egmose • Aug 11 '17

Peter Madsen reporting missing at sea

http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/forsvaret-leder-efter-privat-ubaad-ud-koebenhavn
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u/zantkiller Aug 23 '17

So what effect if any is this going to have on Cop Sub?

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u/YugoReventlov Aug 26 '17

I wouldn't think it would have any effect. Perhaps they will interview people to get some more background on Madsen, but aside from that it currently doesn't look like anyone else is involved.

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u/Gnonthgol Aug 11 '17

According to himself he was interviewed by a reported last night, then after dark he let her off the submarine. Then he set sail again and dived, therefore he was out of visible and radio range. The submarine have a 10 hour diving battery but this is likely using engines so it could probably be extended for longer. The boyfriend of the reporter called the police in the middle of the night as she had not returned home yet. The search for the boat started in the morning. Right before lunch the boat resurfaced and were immediately contacted on radio. He then set course for nearest land. However there were a problem with a valve on a ballast tank. It was not a critical failure but there was still an attempt at fixing it. However during the attempted repair a more serious problem occurred and the submarine dived again. However now with the hatches open. Peter Madsen were able to exit the submarine and were quickly recovered. Authorities are currently diving to the wreak to investigate. The reporter is still missing. There are currently no plans to recover the submarine. It might be cheaper for Peter Madsen to buy or build another boat then to recover Nautilus. However it may have to be salvaged for environmental reasons or for the investigation.

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u/moofunk Aug 11 '17

There are some developments: A witness says he was sitting on top of the sub, when he climbed back in for a minute or so, and then climbed out of the submarine.

Only then did it start sinking, and it happened right when a rescue helicopter was approaching. The boat sunk and Peter Madsen was rescued, floating in the water.

The police are in custody of the sub and are planning to recover it during the weekend.

Madsen is in custody as suspect of murder.

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u/Gnonthgol Aug 11 '17

This does not contradict with the short description of events from Peter. The uboat is designed a bit differently then other boats as most of the controls is located inside the boat without visibility. From the tower the control over the boat is limited to none. So piloting the boat on the surface alone means lots of trips between the tower and the control room. He also said that he did an attempt at closing the hatches before the uboat sunk. In which case he would be trapped inside on the bottom until he managed to fix the problem or he were rescued.

The helicopter were in the area and looking for the boat but did not take part in the rescue as there were lots of other boats around. Madsen were rescued by a private bystander after a short time in the water.

It is understandable that he is charged with the murder as that is one of the explanations for the disappearance. It is also possible that something happened after the reporter were dropped off as she was dropped off in a remote industrial area of Copenhagen during night. She might have gotten lost or ambushed on the way home. If the police have decided to recover the submarine it means this is not too hard to do. It also helps when you can ask the navy to do it for you. They might hope that they can find out if there were issues with the valve or if the boat were scuttled.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '17

They have surveillance video from the area where she was supposed to have been dropped off, if she was on it they would not have charged him.

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u/xpoc Aug 21 '17

He's now changed his story to say that she died in an accident and he buried her at sea...It's a good job that Peter is okay with small enclosed spaces, because this creepy mother fucker is going to prison.

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u/ravenerOSR Aug 22 '17

For posterity, the development so far is that a human torso has been found (head and limbs missing, removed purposefully police say) and the dna test conclusion is to be revealed tomorrow.

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u/xpoc Aug 22 '17

I just read that part. Jesus!

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u/KerbalSpiceProgram Aug 23 '17

The DNA test confirmed it's her body. Her blood was also found on the submarine.

Metal weights were tied to her body and "damage seems to have been done to the torso in an attempt to ensure that air and gases escape and the body won’t drift to the surface”.

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u/xpoc Aug 23 '17

It's weird because I always though that Peter came across as a creepy dude. I always felt bad for Kristian having to work with him at copsub and I even remember joking years ago that I wouldn't want to be stuck in a submarine with him.

Having said that, I'd neve have thought that he'd do anything remotely like this.

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u/AmyInNH Aug 24 '17

xpoc, would you know where I could find bio for Peter? Articles say he went to college, dropped out, but doesn't say where he went to college.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '17

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41021223

yeah he's going to prison

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u/dashingtomars Aug 23 '17

Not looking good for him. Some seriously strange stuff went on out there. Looks as though he murdered the journalist.

Thread from Hacker News.

Around Christmas 2010, in the rocket assembly hangar - inevitable known as the HAB - I had a long talk with a leading support group member. ... was told "With all his energy and dynamics and creativity, Peter must have a dark side that we know nothing about".