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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news@beehaw.org

Film director James Cameron has expertise in designing and testing these submersibles, and he has many criticisms of the design of the sub that imploded, and of the hubris of the CEO who ignored repeated safety warnings from the diving community. He also mentions that the sub seems to have been attempting to resurface when it imploded, suggesting that they were aware the hull was starting to fail.

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[-] anaximander@feddit.uk 13 points 1 year ago

Apparently the viewport was rated for 1300m, and they were driving to 4000m. The fact it survived as long as it did is testament to the manufacturer's standards. The fact that it failed is utterly unsurprising.

Also the inspector they hired to verify the sub's safety was denied when he requested equipment to scan and test the hull integrity, was fired when he raised these concerns, and was sued for leaking company secrets when he tried to report it to OSHA.

Honestly the only surprising part is that it survived the previous thirteen dives before this one.

[-] BiggestBulb@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I thought it only dived three times total?

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

It surfaced three times total.

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