Adele.Photo:Gareth Cattermole/Getty, Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty
Gareth Cattermole/Getty, Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty
Adeleis speaking out about theTitansubmersibletragedy.
The “Easy on Me” singer, 35, addressed theTitanimplosion that claimed the lives ofShahzada and Suleman Dawood, OceanGate CEOStockton Rush, pilotHamish HardingandTitanicexpertPaul-Henri Nargeolet, at her residency show at The Colosseum in Las Vegas on Friday.
In a video from the concert that was shared onTik Tok, Adele described the incident as “so sad and so tragic," and asked the audience their views on traveling to the bottom of the ocean to visit theTitanicwreckage.
“How crazy was that submersible story? Absolutely crazy and so tragic," Adele — who wore a sweeping black off-the-shoulder dress with a long-sleeved lace bodysuit underneath — said, before she shared that she had been “debating with my friends” about their views on the voyage in “group chats.”
“Everyone’s like, ‘I would never do that.’ But that’s a lie, ‘cause a lot of people would do that,” she continued.
‘Titan’ victims Hamish Harding, Stockton Rush, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Suleman and Shahzada Dawood.JOEL SAGET,HANDOUT/Dirty Dozen Productions/OceanGat/AFP via Getty Images
JOEL SAGET,HANDOUT/Dirty Dozen Productions/OceanGat/AFP via Getty Images
The “Rolling the Deep” singer proceeded to ask the audience who would have gone to the bottom of the ocean to visit theTitanicwreckage, prior to the recentTitantragedy.
“I wanna do a vote,” Adele said. “Not in mind of what happened, ‘cause that was so sad and so tragic — but before this week, how many people would, if they could, would go down to the very, very bottom of the ocean to see theTitanic? Raise your hands.”
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After a series of cheers were heard and hands raised from the audience, Adele said, “See, I knew it! Turn the lights on so I can see the balconies…that’s a very good proportion.” She then asked how many wouldn’t, which prompted the audience to react more loudly. Adele’s pianist, who sat behind her, also raised his hand in response.
Although there was a mix of reactions from the crowd, Adele made it clear where she stood on such voyages. “I wouldn’t do it either but only because I’m a bit of a p—-,” she said. “I’m a scaredy cat of everything,” she said. “I wouldn’t even go on roller coasters. But also, I just genuinely don’t have an interest in the deep sea or space, so that’s why.”
“The whole reason my dad didn’t go was because I told him, ‘Dude, this submarine cannot survive going that deep in the ocean,’ " Sean, 20, toldPEOPLE. “I was worried because I didn’t think the submarine could withstand that kind of pressure and it wasn’t meant to go that far.”
He and his friend Simon — who was also concerned about the safety of theTitan —began looking much harder at the actual submersible they would be in for the almost three-mile dive into the icy ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
“That is a small submarine, with five people crammed inside,” Sean said. “It just felt super unsafe. Something was telling me this was not the move.”
source: people.com
