Inside the OceanGate Titan tragedy

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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[gemmagem]

“There are a lot of engineering rules that didn’t make a lot of sense to me.”
Last words of a man who took 4 lives including his own. Ego is a dangerous beast

[FordF-ocus]

“At some point, safety just is pure waste”……the moment you hear the captain say that, you give that trip a hard pass

[easy_eight]

Anyone who had done research on maritime accidents would know this accident is *insultingly* avoidable

[GoFarther-ry]

"At some point safety is a waste" is a haunting quote!

[anonymoushuman]

He surrounded himself with yes men. Even the reporter was nodding his head in agreement during the interview. He fired the person that said it’s not safe. He refused to have it certified because he knew they were going to say no.

[msantos]

Stockton Rush is the kind of person all Americans adore: enterprising, enthusiastic, optimistic, good speaker, self-confident and innovative. The problem is that all these virtues coexisted with a serious defect: an unhealthy confidence in his own ignorance to the point of rejecting any honest warning from his peers.

[DawnCampbell-dkvx]

The biggest problem I have with Rush is his mocking of the potential passengers who questioned the safety and his lack of testing over time. That shows his true character. The sub had sensors on the walls to let them know if the outside pressure became too much. I have to wonder how long it was between the first pressure alarm and implosion. Hopefully not long because that had to be terrifying especially for the 19 year old that did not want to be there.

[planeguy]

This is extremely frustrating. When Rush said “people who think outside of the box are called crazy” I do actually agree with him. But there’s a difference between innovating and ignoring the science. He ignored the science and thought he knew better. That’s where a man’s ego becomes dangerous. There’s no other word for him, he’s a criminal

[blackbeard]

Titan submersible was in our university (Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland) for maintenance at 03/24/2023. I saw it in person, checked its parts, took some pictures and asked questions to the staff. The thing is nobody forsee such disaster. I'm a second year Naval Architecture student, I took courses including materials processing and ship hull geometry. All my professors seem confident about what they do all the time and non of them showed any sign of disagreement about Titan's structure or materials it made of. Are we really getting a good education at this university? I don't wanna be a future designer of such coffins!

[yerapotatoharry]

james cameron is a really well-spoken guy. his analogy about the titanic was so true.

[googlechicken]

The crazy thing is Rush ignored warning signs that hull failure was imminent. I saw an interview of an engineer that claims he was on the Titan during an early dive and heard noises indicative of hull failure. Carbon Fiber is woven in layers and the hull of the Titan was 5” thick I believe.even though it made several successful dives, the constant exposure to the extreme pressure at the depths they dove and the pressure fluctuations could have caused tiny fissures or even delamination of the carbon fiber which eventually led to catastrophic . This was a largely untested design and they did little or no post or pre dive safety inspections

[ergie]

6:42 "A former employee says when he raised safety concerns to Stockton, he was fired." That SAYS IT ALL, folks.

[swimgirl]

He was a good salesman and that’s it. Horrible that what real engineers predicted ended up happening.

[Hurricane]

To be honest I feel bad mostly for the 19 years old kid, he's the only one who didn't really want to be there, or really willing to sacrifice his life for his father's hobby. As tragic as it might be, their deaths would probably serve as a good lesson to what happens when you ignore regulations, opinions of experts around you, or the need for your vessel to be certified. As humans, for the most part, we really understand things only when others lose their lives. Hopefully, this loss will bring more good.

[An.Individual]

I think Stockton Rush had the confidence, charm and presentation skills to convince other people of anything and he himself genuinely believed the Titan was safe.

[JoeyNTasha]

I can understand taking your life into your own hands and rolling the dice with something you built, but not with others. I hope the families and friends affected find a way through the madness.

[JuvPrimervago]

"Didn't make engineering sense to me".... yeah Rush, we DEFINITELY got that.

[Seekthetruth]

When it comes to safety, no shortcuts. May they all rest in peace.

[barryscott]

"If we lose the lights and the rudder and everything else, you're still safe!" he says. In a container, at the bottom of the ocean with no lights or even a beacon. This man was DELUDED

[dianehatch]

Your own personal risk is your own freedom to explore but when it involves the safety of others, you cannot be so cavalier and inconsiderate of the ones that put their trust in you.