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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’m so conflicted on this. On the one hand he seems like a giant asshole that saves on safety to make a few more bucks but on the other hand he trusted his system completely and died with it. So not really greedy asshole but stupid entrepreneur who didn’t realize how wrong he was?

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hglman@lemmy.ml
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Both. The drive to be a cheap pos caused him to believe he knew more than he did.

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Isn’t that pretty much what their waiver form said? That it was an experimental vessel, that it wasn’t certified by any agency, that passengers were joining the trip at their own risk, and that risks included the risk of death?

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