OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush reportedly used expired carbon fiber that was "past its shelf life" to build the doomed Titan submersible.
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.
“oh yeah, you have to sign this, our insurance company forces us to do this, but that doesn’t really mean anything”
these people were not qualified to asses the risk and trusted the person who pesented himself like an expert. tricking them to sign a paper doesn’t make his actions less unethical.
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I’d bet they signed release forms which said pretty much exactly that.
“oh yeah, you have to sign this, our insurance company forces us to do this, but that doesn’t really mean anything”
these people were not qualified to asses the risk and trusted the person who pesented himself like an expert. tricking them to sign a paper doesn’t make his actions less unethical.