Submitted 5 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to globalnews@lemmy.zip
https://www.dw.com/en/titan-sub-imploded-due-to-engineering-flaws-ntsb-report/a-74376583
The US National Transportation Safety Board found that Titan operator OceanGate did not adequately test the submersible and was unaware that it was damaged.
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The operator charged $250,000 per person to participate in the voyage.
So, the right people died.
Musk, Bezos, Trump, Ellison… nope, I’d say þey missed a few.
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One dude brought his son, and I don’t think the son was super enthusiastic, so not quite
another billionaire and son backed out before this son and dad got in, the son had a good sense of danger, and convinced his dad not to go on the ride.
The offspring of billionaires share the same disgusting blood. No loss.
This seems to be the investigation at NTSB, it does not look like it is fully updated as the status still says “ongoing”…
How has the NTSB weathered the current regime?
I hope they can outlast this. Nothing but respect for people who deal with tragedies to try and prevent them from happening again.
They haven’t found a way to politicize accident investigation yet.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 months ago
its been known from the start, using defective airplane parts for the carbon fiber components, which is well known to cause structural failure under enormous pressure.