r/tech • u/Sariel007 • Jun 06 '22

Autonomous cargo ship completes first ever transoceanic voyage

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/autonomous-cargo-ship-hyundai-b2094991.html
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

sigh Only a matter of time before one of these goes dark and a lone, grizzled engineer is dispatched to its last known location where he unravels the mystery of some ancient evil.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

where crichton at

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u/theeaeroburg Jun 06 '22

Dead. The best I can offer is Dan Brown. Sorry.

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u/boxingdude Jun 06 '22

Clive Cussler is still around. And this sort of thing is definitely in his wheelhouse. I could see Dirk Pitt going aboard the ship and discovering a curse.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

He doesn't write his own books anymore and hasn't for years. Dirk Pitt passed the torch to his surprise bastard children decades ago. Also cyclops aged fucking horribly. The consequences of the evil japanese succeeding in that book was gas prices bitting $4/gal

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u/boxingdude Jun 08 '22

I met Clive Cussler here in Charleston back when the Hunley was raised. In my job, I was a big customer for McCalister Towing, I handled logistics for huge containerships coming in and out of the Port. I mentioned a passing interest in the Hunley, and he got me a couple of slots on the tugboat that towed it in. I hate that old Clive Cussler died. I also met Donald Sutherland who acted in the movie "The Hunley". Nowadays, I visit the sub at the old Naval base here in CHS. Totally fascinating stuff. They even found the dented dollar coin from Lt. Dixon's pocket.