Inside the Titanic sub disaster

This week a submersible carrying passengers to the site of the wreck of the Titanic disappeared in the North Atlantic; all five aboard perished in a catastrophic implosion. Correspondent David Pogue, who rode in the same underwater vehicle last year, reports on this latest disaster, and looks back on his interviews with OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and deep-sea explorer P.H. Nargeolet, who were among those killed.

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[donnag]

It’s always dangerous to go with someone who thinks they know everything.

[runes]

As an engineer there's two things you don't cheat. Costs and physics. He did both.

[Bri-ssgu]

“At some point, safety just is pure waste”

That is a deeply concerning statement

[banker]

The guy who was fired for raising safety concerns is a smart man. I bet his family is really greatful that he did leave. "Safety is a waste." Unbelievable

Safety first!

[meta.versus]

Him willing to go out doing what he loved isn't the problem, it was his willingness to take other people down with him.

[xiv]

He was dead the moment he said that safety is a pure waste. Safety is and should ALWAYS be the number one priority above all else. His cavalier attitude toward the most important thing in any company is what got him killed and unfortunately he dragged others down with him. RIP.

[morganfreeman]

Perfect example of a man who knew just enough to be dangerous.

[JM-brvc]

‘Safety is a waste’ - sums everything up about this man

[The.Renovator]

Although this is tragic, as a mechanical engineering student this event really opened my eyes. I thought all the tedious math and abstract theories I was learning was just jargon to make my classes harder, but when now I see why we learn all these things. Some of the cut corners on this submersible is exactly what my professors warn us about.

[EKrguy]

The minute he mentioned ‘safety & pure waste’ in the same sentence gave me chills..

[arabadjiewww]

It's incredible how careless he was regarding a matter so serious.

[djjess]

I still cant get over the video game controller...its just crazy

[markmartin]

That submarine captain was the best person you’ve had on to talk about it. He explained in a way that made sense why it failed. It wasn’t the carbon fiber or the titanium, it was because they were used together and flex to the pressures differently and weren’t a cohesive unit. James Cameron was another good person to listen to.

[OurCarAddiction]

Death is sad. But dying due to someone else’s negligence, that is truly unfortunate. RIP.

[babymfngrinch]

My husband is a mechanical engineer and when he heard Stockton say “I am a rule breaker” he said there are no breaking rules in engineering. Rules are there for a reason and it either is right or it’s not.

[meganaleshaong]

"When you're trying something outside the box, people inside the box think you're nuts." Not when 'inside the box' requires actual, secure safety measures and not a x-box controller to direct an entire sub. You can't expect a man who thinks he knows everything to lead a DIY submarine 12, 500 feet down in the ocean. My heart goes out to the victim's families.

[TimCaruana]

The saddest thing about this story is that a father, knowing the incredible risks, thought it was okay to take his son along with him.

[frannelk]

The old submarine captain nailed it, 3 different materials response in a different way to the water pressure.

[marshapelo]

The fact that it didnt implode on previous tourists is pure luck.

[kaseyreed]

Just by looking at the size of Ocean Gate makes me claustrophobic.