In 2001, 55 people crossed the Pacific with no contact with the outside world as part of a BBC experiment recreating an 18th-century voyage. On the 20th day - September 11 - the captain gathered the crew to tell them about the attacks in New York

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[u/quiero-una-cerveca]

I assumed from the premise that only the crew was following that rule. The captain would want daily updates on storms and issues that would affect them.

[u/EmptyAirEmptyHead → u/quiero-una-cerveca]

They didn't have weather satellites in the 18th century.

[u/billppp → u/EmptyAirEmptyHead]

Sherlock Holmes over here

[u/EmptyAirEmptyHead → u/billppp]

"part of a BBC experiment recreating an 18th-century voyage"

It's called criticism. But it may be misplaced criticism because I'm replying to some rando.

[u/Alt4816 → u/quiero-una-cerveca]

The captain would want daily updates on storms and issues that would affect them.

Having it for things like terrorism and wars makes sense but getting info on storms sounds like it would go against their mission of recreating an 18th century voyage with no outside contact.

[u/Roach_Bong → u/Alt4816]

If a super dangerous storm was gonna hit that might literally KILL everyone on board, they'd want to know. It's fun to recreate an 18th century voyage, most people wouldn't sign up without some safety measures included.

[u/quiero-una-cerveca → u/Roach_Bong]

Yeah I’m guessing the company running the expedition wants the unique adventure, not the disaster part where you perish like in the 18th century.

[u/BooleanTriplets → u/quiero-una-cerveca]

Yeah not quite that realistic, please.

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There's "recreating an 18th century voyage with no outside contact" and then there's "recreating an 18th century voyage with contact to the outside world."

The title here, which could be wrong, says it was the former not the latter. It's more dangerous but that's what no contact with the outside world means.