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The maker of Titan previously complained about strict passenger-vessel regulations, saying the industry was 'obscenely safe'
YAHOO NEWS ^ | 6/20/23 | Mia Jankowicz

Posted on 06/21/2023 12:02:51 PM PDT by VAFreedom

In a 2019 interview, the Titan's maker lamented "obscenely safe" diving security regulations.

CEO Stockton Rush said he understood the regulations but regretted their effect on innovation.

Rush is understood to be on board the submersible that lost contact with the surface Sunday.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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KEYWORDS: canada; ceoisnowfishwaste; implosion; notobscenelysafe; obscenelyunsafe; oceangateexpeditions; titan; titanic
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Okay, the industry maybe obscenely safe, I'd like to know what is the track record for Titanic tours... this is no ordinary tour with the depth that they're going. You'd think that Rich people want pay more to ensure it is 100% safe.
1 posted on 06/21/2023 12:02:51 PM PDT by VAFreedom
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To: VAFreedom

Now his customers have died an obscene death.


2 posted on 06/21/2023 12:04:50 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: VAFreedom

This was posted here a few days back.

https://www.palladiummag.com/2023/06/01/complex-systems-wont-survive-the-competence-crisis/


3 posted on 06/21/2023 12:07:15 PM PDT by fretzer
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To: VAFreedom

Wealth does not infer intelligence.


4 posted on 06/21/2023 12:07:17 PM PDT by Right Brother
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To: VAFreedom

The Universe has a wicked sense of humor.

L


5 posted on 06/21/2023 12:07:37 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: VAFreedom

He wanted to shop at Home Depot to build his sub


6 posted on 06/21/2023 12:07:48 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: VAFreedom

I heard the CEO was under a lot of pressure . . .


7 posted on 06/21/2023 12:09:24 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: VAFreedom

The main body of the submarine was wrapped in 5 inches of carbon fiber tape, maybe some experts here can tell us if that is actually safe or not


8 posted on 06/21/2023 12:11:05 PM PDT by Lancerdancer (Don't care what you say, I am still voting Trump and still not supporting Zelensky)
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To: VAFreedom

My wife asked me a question that I didn’t have the answer.......

Isn’t the Titanic sub equipped with a failsafe “pinging mechanism” that would send out a strong signal for potential rescuers to triangulate, lock on to, and quickly locate should any emergency issue arise.


9 posted on 06/21/2023 12:11:59 PM PDT by traderrob6
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I heard the CEO was under a lot of pressure . . .
10 posted on 06/21/2023 12:12:36 PM PDT by Oberon (John 12:5-6)
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I heard the CEO was under a lot of pressure . . .

Well he is now... he was aboard the sub this trip.

11 posted on 06/21/2023 12:13:00 PM PDT by Oberon (John 12:5-6)
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To: FreedomPoster

12 posted on 06/21/2023 12:13:12 PM PDT by VAFreedom (Wuhan Pneumonia-Made by CCP, Copyright Xi Jingping)
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To: VAFreedom

I’m all for the freedom of adults to play stupid games and win stupid prizes. I’m against the God knows how much taxpayer money being spent to try to save them from the consequences of their actions.


13 posted on 06/21/2023 12:14:49 PM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: VAFreedom

He’s actually correct up to the last sentence.

A lot of the “rules” that he wants to break are written in blood.


14 posted on 06/21/2023 12:15:36 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: traderrob6

It had no beacon. 🙄


15 posted on 06/21/2023 12:15:42 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: VAFreedom

> You’d think that Rich people want pay more to ensure it is 100% safe. <

Likely the brochures touted adventure and safety, great safety.
Rich people are like most other people. They believed what they wanted to believe.

As a side point, I prefer electrical devices that have the UL label. At least then I know there was (hopefully) independent testing done on the device.

I wonder. Did that mini-sub undergo any independent testing? Probably not.


16 posted on 06/21/2023 12:16:12 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: VAFreedom

This is only the third paying-passenger tour.


17 posted on 06/21/2023 12:18:44 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (It's science and therefore cannot be questioned!)
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To: traderrob6

No safety devices, would have cut into profit. Plus, bet their young team didn’t consider safety important. Heck, they used a wireless controller. Did they bring fresh batteries?


18 posted on 06/21/2023 12:22:45 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better! I am a Veteran Supporting Veteran DeSantis.)
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To: Lancerdancer

Carbon fiber is outstanding for tension loads. Compression, peel, not so much. Think of it this way. Try pushing one end of a rope from the other end. It’s the same with carbon fiber. All the carbon fiber is doing in a compression vessel like this is holding the epoxy matrix together.

(Been in the industry over 20 years)


19 posted on 06/21/2023 12:22:59 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Leaning Right

No, apparently not required. No safety checks, testing, or inspections.


20 posted on 06/21/2023 12:23:47 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better! I am a Veteran Supporting Veteran DeSantis.)
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