Oceangate sub implodes on way to Titanic

[CDGator]

What a horrible way to die.

Wonder if the lights are out too.
Can’t even imagine the prolonged panic and fear if they make it until the oxygen runs out.

 

[Zambo]

You can make the air last 5 times longer if you kill the other 4 people. Just sayin..

 

[CDGator]

Stockton Rush said he didn't hire '50-year-old white guys'

Stockton Rush, 61, the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions once said he refused to hire '50-year-old white guys' because they are not 'inspirational.'

www.dailymail.co.uk

The now-missing CEO of a company that takes passengers onboard a submersible to see the site of the Titanic wreckage once told how he refused to hire '50-year-old white guys' with military expertise because they are not 'inspirational.'

 

[CDGator]

You can make the air last 5 times longer if you kill the other 4 people. Just sayin..

How long before the smell gets to you? There’s a good chance you are just prolonging the hell you are in.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Wrong! Hindenburg, sure. How old do you think these guys are?!?!?

Well, there's one guy who calls himself 1846...

 

[Concrete Helmet]

If,.... and there's no way in hell I would be that stupid, I were to go in that thing I'd make sure and have a double order of black beans the night before just to see the looks on the other 4 dumbasses faces while we were down there...

 

[Zambo]

How long before the smell gets to you? There’s a good chance you are just prolonging the hell you are in.

Longer than three days I can promise you that. Heck, depending on what sort of waste handling equipment they have on board it’s been unbearable in there for days already.

Regardless, the real story would be how there was only one survivor. Would they charge him with murder? What jurisdiction handles murder under the sea in international waters?

 

[bradgator2]

You can make the air last 5 times longer if you kill the other 4 people. Just sayin..

And you can have a snack

 

[CDGator]

I think I saw this episode once on Gilligan’s Island.

 

[Nalt]

I think I saw this episode once on Gilligan’s Island.

You mean on a rerun?

 

[secgator]

The now-missing CEO of a company that took passengers onboard a submersible to see the site of the Titanic wreckage once told how he refused to hire '50-year-old white guys' with military expertise because they are not 'inspirational.'

FIFY. Doubt business will be sustainable after this.

 

[secgator]

If,.... and there's no way in hell I would be that stupid, I were to go in that thing .....

Same here. Not a chance I would climb into that thing to go see a sunken ship. Sure--it's historic. Sure--few people will ever really be able to do that so it's a unique experience. Sure--it's really expensive but still wouldn't do it if I had Elon's money.

They invented this thing called a camera....and along with it came photographs. The video came along with a tv. I can look at old sunken ships all day and night on these wonderful inventions and get just much a thrill with very little chance of dying in the process.

In all seriousness, I read somewhere yesterday that the only way to get out of it--even under normal circumstances, is from the outside. Something like 17 bolts are secured from outside the vehicle.....passengers climb in, crew outside 'locks them in', and upon return repeat the process in reverse. Sounded like there are no escape measures in case of emergency--hence current situation. Obviously if they could "blow a hatch", it couldn't be done at that depth as it would kill the passengers immediately. But assuming there was a problem which at least allowed them to come up to a safer depth---they still have no way to get out. Sounds like a royally piss poor design from top to bottom.

 

[CDGator]

This is the $30 gaming controller piloting the lost Titanic submarine

The missing Titanic submarine is being operated by a gaming controller that was first released in 2010 - the Logitech G F710 gamepad. The device has a 4.2 rating on Amazon.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[secgator]

Safety apparently was NOT a big focus from the company.

Lawsuit alleged flaws with Titanic submersible now missing

A former OceanGate employee contends he was fired for raising concerns.

abcnews.go.com

Titanic submersible: documents reveal multiple concerns raised over safety of vessel

A 2018 letter from industry leaders urged OceanGate to have its Titan sub classed by an independent agency

www.theguardian.com

Titan submersible maker OceanGate faced safety lawsuit in 2018: "Potential danger to passengers"

Court documents show that the company fired an employee who raised concerns about the underwater vessel's design.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Nalt]

As a kid I used to daydream about building a submarine. Even then I would have thought enough to put a hatch in that could be accessed/opened from inside. For all anyone knows, a giant octopus may have removed all 17 bolts and had a nice dinner of the passengers...

 

[FlyingGator]

This guy says he was lucky to survive his trip 2 years ago.

Voyage to Titanic wreckage is a ‘suicide mission’, says German explorer

Arthur Loibl, who visited the site in 2021 in the OceanGate Titan submersible, said he was ‘incredibly lucky’ to survive his trip

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Nalt]

A former engineer for OceanGate was fired for claiming there were safety issues.

Who would the CEO's surviving family members sue with this in mind?

 

[wrpgator]

Stockton Rush said he didn't hire '50-year-old white guys'

Stockton Rush, 61, the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions once said he refused to hire '50-year-old white guys' because they are not 'inspirational.'

www.dailymail.co.uk

The now-missing CEO of a company that takes passengers onboard a submersible to see the site of the Titanic wreckage once told how he refused to hire '50-year-old white guys' with military expertise because they are not 'inspirational.'

When WOKE becomes your first priority in design & operation of complex technical / mechanical systems--for those who hitch their wagon to such ventures--Darwin is validated.

This is what worries me about the current trend in the airlines.

 

[secgator]

When WOKE becomes your first priority in design & operation of complex technical / mechanical systems--for those hitch their wagon to such ventures--Darwin is validated.

This is what worries me about the current trend in the airlines.

Rather profound after reading the CEO's reasoning...."because the 50 yr old white guys aren't inspirational".......yeah, but they ain't dead in a half-arse built submarine either. And odds are the CEO....IS or soon will be---dead.
Yay for woke.

 

[Spurffelbow833]

Everything you've ever about the Titanic is wrong.