A year after OceanGate’s sub imploded, thousands of leaked documents and interviews with ex-employees reveal how the company’s CEO cut corners, ignored warnings, and lied in his fatal quest to reach the Titanic.
  • Optional
    11•6 months ago

    Boeing: created designs, warned them not to skimp on testing

    UW: tested a bunch of models, all failed well below requirements

    Various Manufacturers: Built what was asked, but warned them to test it thoroughly

    CEO, Rush: Let’s skimp on materials and testing. Also, let’s ignore all the warnings from qualified employees, manufacturers, and licensing bodies.

    Fin

  • El Barto
    7•6 months ago

    Long read, but if you’d still like a summary (via Meta AI):

    The article reports on the Titan submersible disaster, which killed all five people on board. The submersible, operated by OceanGate, imploded due to pressure hull failure. Key points:

    • OceanGate’s CEO, Stockton Rush, prioritized profit over safety, ignoring expert warnings.
    • The Titan submersible was not certified by any regulatory agency, and passengers signed risk waivers.
    • The incident highlights the lack of regulation in deep-sea tourism and raises ethical questions.
        • El Barto
          2•6 months ago

          Or elevators. Those are fuly automatic, and once you’re inside, you’re at the mercy of software.

          • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCAEnglish
            2•6 months ago

            Nooooo I ain’t trustin no fully self driving otis machine

    • @barsquid
      1•6 months ago

      Protip: if you are at all claustrophobic do not read anything about how the Titan submersible was constructed.