The Simpsons writer would travel on ‘missing’ Titanic submarine if tourists ‘are alive’

A writer from The Simpsons has revealed he would make a trip on the Titanic submarine if the missing tourists are found well and alive.

TV and comedy writer Mike Reiss, who has previously taken three 10-hour journeys to the bottom of the ocean’s surface onboard the OceanGate Expeditions submarine, The Titan, has said he would take a trip on the missing vessels if it was to go under the sea again.

A rescue mission kickstarted on Sunday (June 17) to find the missing vessel and its five passengers after it disappeared without a trace less than two hours after descending.

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The tourists secured their place on the submarine for $250,000 (£195,000) as it promised an eight-day trip, including dives to the Titanic wreck at a depth of 3,800m (12,500ft).

Despite this, Mike confessed he would happily take another trip underwater if the tourists returned alive.

Speaking to TMZ, the 63-year-old confirmed: “If these guys get back safely, yes, I would do it again, but if they don’t, then no. I just won’t.

“Fool me once, shame on you … If I went after a disaster and did it again, I think no one would really feel sorry for me,” adding: “I don’t think I’ll do that.”

Mike has taken many three 10-hour journeys to the bottom of the ocean onboard the OceanGate Expeditions submarine, The Titan.

In a separate interview, he opened up about the issues he encountered during his past trips with former expeditions.

He stated: “I’ve taken three different dives with the company and communication was an issue every time.

“This is a new technology, and they’re very much learning as they go with it, but [communication] is probably the weakest link in the chain.”

Mike noted: “And think in two of the three cases when I was there, they were able to re-establish communication, but that seems to be the hardest part of this thing.

“We lost communication on the Titanic dive, then we got them back, but it was crackly – almost like something from a World War II movie – and then the problem would be literally communicating with the people on the surface about where we were.”

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