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

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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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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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CUFTA22@programming.dev
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The worst part is that the CEO who knew the sub was a disaster went with them down there

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Fuck the CEO, the worst part is the billionaire who took his 19yo son with him.

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