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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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[-] arcticpiecitylights@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

*Late / recently deceased CEO

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

Sounds like the company and / or his estate will have $0 once all the lawsuits are over. One way to completely screw over your family I guess.

[-] brahmsss@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

That fucking website have my phone cancer

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[-] szczur@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The more I read about it, the more I think a reinforced metal bathtub would be a better choice for such voyage.

[-] jherazob@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

It's mind-bending how that shitshow keeps getting worse and worse and weirder and weirder, you think it can't get worse then "But wait! There's more!"

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