[TECHCRUNCH] A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate’s submersible in 2018. Then he was fired.
[TECHCRUNCH] A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate’s submersible in 2018. Then he was fired.
The director of marine operations at OceanGate was fired after raising concerns about its first-of-a-kind carbon fiber hull.
[ sourced from TechCrunch ]
“visible flaws” in the carbon fiber supplied to OceanGate raised the risk of small flaws expanding into larger tears during “pressure cycling.”
recommendation was that non-destructive testing of the Titan’s hull was necessary
OceanGate would instead rely on its much touted acoustic monitoring system.
might only provide “milliseconds” of warning before a catastrophic implosion.
So not only is it almost certain the hull ruptured,
it was completely preventable, if the company had given a shit.May the people that got suckered into boarding this deathtrap rest at peace.