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OceanGate Was Warned of Potential for ‘Catastrophic’ Problems With Titanic Mission (www.nytimes.com)
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Experts inside and outside the company warned of potential dangers and urged the company to undergo a certification process.

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[–] Godofthemachine@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the documents, Mr. Lochridge reported learning that the viewport that lets passengers see outside the craft was only certified to work in depths of up to 1,300 meters.

This sort of incompetence feels criminal.

[–] ElZoido@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It really sounds as if the CEO made his own watery grave here. It's just sad that he pulled several others into his own suicide.