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New evidence strongly suggests that OceanGate's submersible, which imploded and killed all passengers on its way to the Titanic wreck, was unfit for the journey. The CEO, Stockton Rush, bought discounted carbon fiber past its shelf life from Boeing, which experts say is a terrible choice for a deep-sea vessel. This likely played a role in the submersible's tragic demise.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

If the guy weren't dead he'd be sued to death.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (8 children)

What do we call this scandal? It happened in the Atlantic ocean, and scandals are usually named -gate...

How about AtlanticGate?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I know this entire sub was a shitshow, but... It had an interior wall. Stuff was mounted to that, not directly into the outer hull.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, exactly. The interior was insulated and whatnot. It had structural issues but this wasnt one of them

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Hah! Talk about getting what you pay for. This is why you don't cut corners on parts that can kill you if they malfunction.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I hear more and more about this every day, about some design flaw. Didn't they think it through? I may be dumb but even I would nope out if the sub was unable to complete any of its test runs successfully.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

*Late / recently deceased CEO

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Sounds like the company and / or his estate will have $0 once all the lawsuits are over. One way to completely screw over your family I guess.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Lol fiberglass

This is why submarines are built out of steel.

This “engineer” failed at math class.

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