In the News II

Quote: rquiredusername

Access to water would be one example you might actually acknowledge.

OK, that is an issue. But I call it more "deserts were not meant for large scale populations" than "climate vulnerability."

This report from Newsweek.

OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owns the submarine that went missing while traveling to see the Titanic wreckage, was previously sued over safety concerns related to that specific vessel, the Titan.

In 2018, an employee of OceanGate and pilot of the company's submersibles David Lochridge, filed a lawsuit alleging that the Titan needed additional testing to travel to such deep depths.

"David Lochridge disagreed with OceanGate's position to dive the submersible without any non-destructive testing to prove its integrity, and to subject passengers to potential extreme danger in an experimental submersible," the lawsuit said. "Defendants admit that David Lochridge again expressed concerns at the January 19, 2018 meeting regarding the quality control and safety of the Titan, particularly OceanGate's refusal to conduct critical, non-destructive testing of the experimental design of the hull

Titan most likely imploded.

'three previous dives called off over structural concerns'

'Previous tests found evidence of ‘cyclic fatigue’ on the vessel’s hull which limited its diving depth to 9,800 feet'

The Titanic is 13,000 feet below the surface.

Quote: Tanko

Titan most likely imploded.

yeah, I said I doubted it, but I take that back now.

Is this company doing well financially? Are they going to be able to repay the costs to try to save them, regardless of result?

Quote: Mission146

Is this company doing well financially? Are they going to be able to repay the costs to try to save them, regardless of result?

I would hate to see the bill for that. The nearest shore is 400 miles away just to the surface area.

Quote: rxwine

I would hate to see the bill for that. The nearest shore is 400 miles away just to the surface area.

That's what I'm saying! I can't even understand why we are trying to save them. These people paid $250,000 apiece to do something dangerous, and, I would argue, stupid on its face.

If this private company does not have the resources and manpower to fund its own attempted rescues, then the people on board should die.

Quote: Mission146

That's what I'm saying! I can't even understand why we are trying to save them. These people paid $250,000 apiece to do something dangerous, and, I would argue, stupid on its face.

No doubt Odious believes social media convinced these people to pay 250k

Quote: terapined

No doubt Odious believes social media convinced these people to pay 250k

Haters gonna hate!

But who is hating here?

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