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OceanGate CEO Bragged About Using Expired Carbon Fiber to Build Doomed Sub (futurism.com)

submitted 1 year ago by jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology

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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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[–] SenorBolsa 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

How did this man find a lawyer to represent him? What a nightmare client he would be. Basically throwing around liability grenades like it's nothing.

[–] KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The lawyer just writes up the disclaimer you sign.

He’s not getting involved in your 500 atmospheres of pressure.

[–] SenorBolsa 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah but your life would be hell if anything went wrong because the man really makes himself look negligent by bragging about the corners he cut.