Breaking news: The Titan submersible’s experimental design drew concern even before its doomed dive and implosion that killed all five people aboard.
, who was piloting the Titan during its fatal voyage, had previously expressed his belief that innovation requires disrupting norms., tourist submersibles could be piloted by anyone with a valid U.S. Coast Guard captain’s license. But the law created new regulations for vessels diving deep, so long as they set off in American waters or fly a U.S. flag — Titan did neither.
“As a result, simply focusing on classing the vessel does not address the operational risks,” the blog post reads. “Maintaining high-level operational safety requires constant, committed effort and a focused corporate culture — two things that OceanGate takes very seriously and that are not assessed during classification.”
OceanGate declined to comment on the lawsuit and allegations. In court records, OceanGate said it had special monitors that would identify cracking in the hull if Titan was close to failure. Lochridge declined to comment when reached through his attorney, but he said he was praying for those aboard Titan.
“The outside pressure is so high that it causes an implosion,” Brizzolara added. “A kind of explosion in reverse.”
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