The Preventable Tragedy of the Titan Submersible

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s engineer, David Lochridge, a Royal Navy expert on submarines when he brought up his own set of concerns.</li><li>Told him it was a terrible idea and that such an expedition could cause “minor to catastrophic” consequences. He was fired for it.</li><li>Refused to pay the costs of a proper inspection and categorically rejected calls for testing of the hull.</li><li>Had battery issues on the 1st. dive.</li><li>Had trouble in a lawsuit from passengers of another incident in 2018. Settled out of court.</li><li>Anytime he was ready to launch a dive he would have the prospective passengers sign a lengthy waiver against seeking damages after the fact.</li><li>He was repeatedly told that the combination of carbon fiber/titanium was not sustainable undersea pressure, especially of the magnitude of this dive.</li><li>Mr. Stockton apparently wanted to make excursions to shipwrecks, where he would charge $105,129 per person (with a waiver). Even though 54 people had already signed, he had to scrap the operation due to the lawsuit and objections from Mr. Lochridge, presumably the reason for his firing.</li><li>The main idea behind this incident, which would be his last, was to charge$ 250K per person for a dive to the Titanic.</li></ul><p id="69a7">As one can clearly see, this vessel was an accident waiting to happen. The only method of communication was via text messages. The Titan went down Sun, the 18, at 1 PM. At 2:45 communications were lost and at 3 PM they sent the last stress signal. There was no space to stretch and all the occupants would have to “sit” crisscrossed in the 22' long vessel for an 8-hour trip. The only metho

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d of navigation was a Logitech game controller. Inside, they’d use camping lights for Illumination.</p><p id="77bc">However angle you choose to look at this event, one thing is sure. They’ll be an investigation of how so many things could go wrong and did, when they were preventable. Why was even allowed to dive in the first place and why precious lives were lost so unnecessarily?</p><p id="1668">I can’t wait to see all the finger-pointing.</p><p id="9ea4">ref:</p><p id="a2a0"><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/titanic-submersible-search-what-happened-to-the-titan-12907898">https://news.sky.com/story/titanic-submersible-search-what-happened-to-the-titan-12907898</a></p><div id="4af5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/photos-titanic-submersible-show-vessel-101148589.html"> <div> <div> <h2>Photos of the Titanic submersible show how the vessel was launched, what it looked like on the…</h2> <div><h3>The interior of the Titan looked like a grey concrete tunnel. Space was tight: Crew members had to sit cross-legged on…</h3></div> <div><p>www.yahoo.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*UpUfC--pHcDwwrod)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="0218"><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/missing-titanic-sub-what-could-have-gone-wrong/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/missing-titanic-sub-what-could-have-gone-wrong/</a></p></article></body>

The Preventable Tragedy of the Titan Submersible

Now the investigation begins.

Stockton Rush wanted to make a fortune charging the rich to an adventure underseas that would cost — as it’s the case with this latest would-be expedition- $250K per person.

Against all odds, ignoring safety measures and regulations, he launched this incredibly dangerous operation even though he was told repeatedly it was not safe to do so.

They’re so many discrepancies, mishaps, and just plain wrong assumptions that it’s best to bullet point them.

The hull wasn’t constructed properly to withstand such pressure at those depths.

Acrylic plexiglass window is known to deform and crack.

The CEO of OceanGate, who also perished on his vessel which wasn’t certified “safe” broke the rules on several occasions to make this trip possible.

Several warnings were ignored, including from his engineer, David Lochridge, a Royal Navy expert on submarines when he brought up his own set of concerns.

Told him it was a terrible idea and that such an expedition could cause “minor to catastrophic” consequences. He was fired for it.

Refused to pay the costs of a proper inspection and categorically rejected calls for testing of the hull.

Had battery issues on the 1st. dive.

Had trouble in a lawsuit from passengers of another incident in 2018. Settled out of court.

Anytime he was ready to launch a dive he would have the prospective passengers sign a lengthy waiver against seeking damages after the fact.

He was repeatedly told that the combination of carbon fiber/titanium was not sustainable undersea pressure, especially of the magnitude of this dive.

Mr. Stockton apparently wanted to make excursions to shipwrecks, where he would charge $105,129 per person (with a waiver). Even though 54 people had already signed, he had to scrap the operation due to the lawsuit and objections from Mr. Lochridge, presumably the reason for his firing.

The main idea behind this incident, which would be his last, was to charge $250K per person for a dive to the Titanic.

As one can clearly see, this vessel was an accident waiting to happen. The only method of communication was via text messages. The Titan went down Sun, the 18, at 1 PM. At 2:45 communications were lost and at 3 PM they sent the last stress signal. There was no space to stretch and all the occupants would have to “sit” crisscrossed in the 22' long vessel for an 8-hour trip. The only method of navigation was a Logitech game controller. Inside, they’d use camping lights for Illumination.

However angle you choose to look at this event, one thing is sure. They’ll be an investigation of how so many things could go wrong and did, when they were preventable. Why was even allowed to dive in the first place and why precious lives were lost so unnecessarily?

I can’t wait to see all the finger-pointing.

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