Lost at sea - why are we obsessed with the sunken sub?
The News Agents
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The Race Against Time and Our Darkest Fears
This search combines all the elements of extraordinary drama and probably our darkest fears as well about how we would cope in a situation like that when it is a race against time. The truth is we don't know where this vessel is. What we have in many newsrooms now is a ticking clock and a very uncomfortable feeling that we are all becoming quite obsessed with five people who may no longer be with us, who may be recovered or simply never find again. It's partly I think to do with the extraordinary power of the sea. But it's also making us ask questions about why you would adventure and what the responsibility is to others when you have that need to put yourself in positions of extreme danger
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