People point out connections with The Simpsons and missing Titanic submarine

It seems almost every time there is a huge news story people claim The Simpsons had already covered it. Now The Simpsons and missing Titanic submarine have some bizarre connections.

Sometimes they are proven to be false, but often there is at least a grain of truth.

The Simpsons and missing Titanic submarine

This time the suffering of the people trapped in the submarine on a trip to see the Titanic appears to have some parallels with the animation show.

The submersible known as Titan, which is intended to explore the wreckage of the sunken ship Titanic, has been missing with five people on board in the Atlantic Ocean since Sunday (18 June).

According to Four Finger Discount account ‘Former Simpsons showrunner @MikeReissWriter last year rode the same Titanic submersible that is now missing. The last episode he ever produced was “Simpson Tide”, involving Homer and co. getting stuck on a damaged submarine.’

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Simpsons, plz stop this
This iz very scary.

I hate simpsons. 😡#OceanGate #Titan #titanicsubmarine #OceansGate #submarine #titanicsubmersible #titanicsub #Titans #TitanicRescue #Titanic #submarinemissing pic.twitter.com/5LGwtGDat2

— War room (@BlownWar) June 22, 2023

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what do you mean the simpsons predicted the titanic submarine incident pic.twitter.com/IHUpFV2es1

— kira 👾 (@kirawontmiss) June 22, 2023

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I’m gonna start to watch the whole Simpsons series from the very beginning just to try to find out another conspiracy theory or prediction gone right…
It’s scary how good they are at it 😂🙃#simpsons #submarine #titanic pic.twitter.com/IWsWWh4Dbw

— alberto aoki (@aoki_alberto) June 21, 2023

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Weird Fact: Former Simpsons showrunner @MikeReissWriter last year rode the same Titanic submersible that is now missing. The last episode he ever produced was "Simpson Tide", involving Homer and co. getting stuck on a damaged submarine. pic.twitter.com/y7UlMAXFhj

— Four Finger Discount (@fourfingerpod) June 21, 2023

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One trick is to tell them stories that don't anywhere… pic.twitter.com/Jb6OJ5JVjU

— Four Finger Discount (@fourfingerpod) June 22, 2023

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The Simpsons really predicted the titanic submarine situation .. and that they would completely run out of oxygen (watch till the end) this is actually scary. pic.twitter.com/xOWtE6DTQq

— Qura (@Qurandale) June 22, 2023

Countdown

If this whole saga wasn’t weird enough, A US news channel has been slammed for its “insensitive and disrespectful” live ‘oxygen countdown’ display for the missing Titanic submarine.

Here you go…

News Nation has an oxygen countdown.
Anyone else find this rather grim n dark? pic.twitter.com/lB5UGo2kc7

— Johnny spring yet Hammer 🇺🇸🌞♐️ (@Johnny__Hammer) June 21, 2023

Based on the timeline given by US Coast Guard officials, this meant rescue teams had until 8am ET, which is 1pm UK time, on Thursday to reach them before the chances of survival ran out.

The passengers were identified as OceanGate CEO and founder Stockton Rush, British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood.

Related: Titanic submarine: As oxygen runs out TV channel to screen documentary