Titan Submersible Hearings Day 2 PT. 2

[@jonesy77777]

This guy is certainly not doing any harm to his own reputation. Comes across as very professional, competent and intelligent.

[@LALMCGatorsfan]

If Stockton Rush listen to this guy he still be alive with 4 other people

[@m.h.6499]

⁠@@LALMCGatorsfanEspecially the Dad and his teenaged son. 😞 All the losses are tragic and sad. Nargeolet’s daughter breaks my heart. There’s something about the 19 year old kid that is so upsetting personally, maybe too similar to my grandson. The losses are too much. I’m so sorry to the families. If only Rush had listened to Lockridge. The if onlies …..

[@Cece-dad17]

@@m.h.6499if he’d listened to everyone, he was awful.

[@yoursugarismine]

@@m.h.6499I hope you also feel such upset and sadness about the young homeless ppl in your everyday life, the poor elderly that struggle to get to the end of the month because their pension is too low to afford decent food or heating their homes, ppl like myself that lost their business during covid bcos of restrictions and are struggling to stay alive each day trying to rebuild their lives with no help or compassion from others, ppl that can’t afford to buy meds and cure themselves etc etc, and not just feel upset about millionaires that have more money than common sense and wouldn’t give 2 s..ts if you needed help or support

[@reagank.2268]

@@m.h.6499look into titanic, what this was originally about. Theres a million "if only"s with that one.

[@NAYF76]

Bravo Mr Lockridge for a detailed testimony and fitting closing statement.

[@howardmaryon]

Looking on the bright side, if possible, at least Mr Lockridge survived the whole Oceangate fiasco. Mr Rush’s decision to fire the most competent and qualified person in the team meant that the accident was inevitable.

[@watcher235711]

"That material...they genuinely purchased that from Home Depot...It was appalling."

[@imagiraffe2848]

His statement was very short but he said so much in it. I really like this guy. I hope he will find justice and peace for himself and his family.

[@johnsteele2986]

I believe the whole of day 2 was dedicated entirely to him. I think his full testimony is about 5+ hours!

[@SM-nz9ff]

WTF you think 3 hours is short?

[@Raxiel497]

@@SM-nz9ff his testimony lasted several hours, his statement, which he read from just before he was dismissed as a witness was a little over one minute.

[@sierralvx]

This was just part 1 of his testimony, you gotta watch part 2!

[@mcmoose64]

It was spoken about with much derision , but the Playstation controller seems to have been the most thoroughly engineered component on the submersible .

[@mich8292]

For real

[@robertgaudet7407]

Even if it weren’t, they had a backup!

[@keesketsers5866]

Can only imagine the frustration that man felt, knowing for sure people would die in that sub and no one would listen.

[@branmakmorn]

Mr. Lockridge is a damn hero.

[@Fee212]

David Lochridge is a very professional and dedicated engineer. He did everything in his power to stop Stockton Rush and was fired because of it. God bless you always. 🙏♥️🙏

[@FullFrontalExposure]

This dude knew that machine was bound to fail, that’s why he was fired.

[@FullFrontalExposure]

@@I_Am_Monad #facts this guy knew this machine was bound to fail. He wasn’t going to be the crash test dummy.

[@katrinat.3032]

He spoke up , that’s why he was fired

[@chasse123b9]

I find David Lochridge to be a hero and truly admire his courage in trying to stand up to and blow the whistle on Stockton Rush. Unfortunately, the system failed him and allowed Rush to kill people needlessly.

[@ryanhampson673]

OSHA didn’t answer his calls is just typical government bureaucracy. The FAA is the same way. You can report things to them and then they never follow through…And then the accident happens and they are like “Whaaa? How could this happen?”. It’s sheer laziness. The government is reactive, not proactive.

[@HappyCat3096]

I've worked for people like Stockton Rush who think they know more than the experts and actually look down their nose at them. Somehow they think experts are overrated and any fool can do their job. Well Stockton, you proved that you were a fool that couldn't do the job.

[@stevew8150]

Compare this to any politician sitting down for an inquiry of any capacity. Questions answered completely, and concisely with no run around or non answers. Anyone in a position to be responsible for the lives of others should be held to this standard as a minimum.

[@katrinat.3032]

He’s definitely got receipts

[@lalakuma9]

I'm amazed that he can go through this hearing this calmly and explain all the details, after he was fired by an ungrateful idiot whose very life he was trying to save (and already did save once).

[@2nd_of_3]

Another example of “Shutting the barn door after the horse has escaped”.

[@snooganslestat2030]

So on one trip they lost power & were stuck inside Titan for 27 HOURS. Now I know they didn't have any food etc for all that time. 😶

[@DynamicAlex]

Pretty sure that Rush's thoughts about flammable material in the sub were something like : "With that lot of water around the sub, why should I be worried about flammable material...." 😒

[@stellviahohenheim]

Nah, Rush is only thinking of getting a monetary profit from his handmade submarine and getting famous. At least he achieved the latter, his name is known all over the world

[@carolrawsthorne7655]

I just want to say I thought Mr Lockridge was brilliant. Unfortunately, the people in charge didn’t listen to him and as a consequence five people lost their lives.

[@nikkismith2858]

Mr Lochridge not Lockwood

[@katrinat.3032]

Lockridge has real integrity

[@jp7357]

Lockridge was an excellent witness, Rush was clearly an egoistical maniac concerned more with profit than safety.

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

He was having a toddler tantrum, refusing to hand over the playstation controller to the more experienced & more qualified man.

[@honza970]

"Electronic Version for Distribution Via the World Wide Web"... I love how the document in the intro is soo old school, world wide web.... 1993 :D They were ahead of their time.

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

39:29 I wasn’t expecting very expensive to be $700! I was also thinking why isn’t there a us test of the same in depth medical? Crazy

[@ThelouwseFD]

Lochridge seems like a great man ! I hope he knows he did the best he could to stop this from happening.

[@2nd_of_3]

I would really like to know what this Hearing is supposed to accomplish. We ALL know the responsible person. His Estate should be held accountable.

[@poruatokin]

It may be used in order to draft new regulations to prevent a repetition.

[@Nike-gs8ig]

It's not about finding the culprit, it's about establishing how it could come to this so it can be prevented in the future.

[@DollarsMae]

And his staff……

[@stellviahohenheim]

Tell us then who is responsible? Stockton? The Boat owner? Cia? James Cameron?

[@katrinat.3032]

@@stellviahohenheimdefinitely not Cameron

[@squeekee35]

Let's talk about O-rings and cold temps. Isn't that what caused the Challenger disaster?

[@blunthonesty8633]

The more I hear about Stockton. The more I say that it is a case of rest in peace to the passengers. Good bloody riddance to Stockton.

[@sammyhooligan803]

Interesting.

[@ReginaldSelby-u9r]

I'm sorry but I would not get into a bath tub with this thing.

[@mich8292]

😅😅

[@RodrigoBorgia]

they put pressure oxygen tanks valves next to unisolated batteries and some unprotected cables? There are so many things that went on there that I ve the impression, they were trying to make the "worst case" test environment.

[@ronwade2206]

Arrest that board of directors today!

[@carolcook6130]

Concerning the behavior of Stockton Rush during the Andrea Doris… sounds as if he was far out of his depth. He should have spent his money on cosplay, perhaps as a Star Trek/Star Wars style hero.

[@SirDeanosity]

So Mr. Rush wanted to be like Elon Musk or Captain Kirk? Then Commander Scott has been replaced by ensigns.

[@ladyluck5248]

He relocated his family to the USA for this job. I wonder if he’s gone back to the UK? Assuming that is where he immigrated from …. Or if he’s still in the states. You would think he’s highly employable with all of his knowledge and expertise.

[@davydtaylor4151]

What's the point of testing something if you are not going to use any of the failure data to make improvements to the system in which you are testing!! Minture scale testing fails so Rush says I'm sure it'll be OK with full scale testing. Full scale testing shows inadequate structural integrity and fails completely so Rush builds another identical one and starts taking passengers. Confidence in one's ability is a good thing but there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance

[@claudiaarjangi4914]

🇦🇺☮️🌏

[@richardcoffer4758]

They would have got further in a toilet tube.

[@jimgraham6722]

Fail safe, safe life? Neither it seems.

[@benwilson6145]

The lack of knowledge of the USCG is mind numbing

[@funstuff2006]

The one who kept on calling it the "Andrew Doria" made my eye twitch.

[@douglas2lee929]

​@@funstuff2006I believe there was a separate, earlier trip TO THE Andria Doria. They are not mistakenly confusing the Titanic with the Andria Doria.

[@funstuff2006]

@@douglas2lee929 I understand that they're two separate dives, but one of the committee members called it the "Andrew" Doria more than once.

[@douglas2lee929]

@@funstuff2006 oh, ok, I missed that. If somebody did that, then yeah , that would be fubar. Even I know that, and I'm a nobody.

[@douglas2lee929]

@tomr6955 what I meant to was that I know the name of the other ship is Andria, not Andrew.

[@peecee1384]

Since this incident occurred in International Waters why is the US Coast Guard investigating it (As opposed to an International body)?

[@katrinat.3032]

I’m not sure but I feel like trying to get information to do 2 things ( I hope). First to figure if more regulation or oversight is needed. Just because it’s USCG doesn’t mean they won’t work with other countries. Also I really hope they look into how Rush was able to slip through some loophole. He did this in international waters so he wouldn’t HAVE to met regulations and standards

[@o3941]

RMS Titanic sank in international waters and there was a US based Inquiry as well (and then another in England as well). Further, OceanGate is a US based company. Where else do you expect them to do an inquiry?

[@gwynvye-parminter6860]

You couldnt build a better death trap if you tried.

[@jharris839]

Coast Guard lol

[@spladam3845]

I have a strong intuition that this mans memories are shaded by anger.

[@sawsanalh2802]

I mean he was nearly murdered by a petulant man child. I'd be pissed, too.

[@Fee212]

Not shaded. He remembers everything and has records to back up what he says. He sounds more angry at Stockston's arrogance and ignorance and that this costs innocent lives.

[@spladam3845]

@@Fee212 the testomony he gave with the paying client, who he said had tears in her eyes and told Stockton to "give him the fucking controller", she testified and said that sounded like a different dive, she said there were no raised voices, no tears, and no cursing. It's those details that our own anger can easily insert, so, yeah, shaded by his anger.

[@spladam3845]

@@sawsanalh2802 I totally agree, he has every right to be angry.

[@robroy8207]

@@spladam3845 or she was paid off.

[@iainmulholland2025]

The glacial pace is mind numbing slow, the diver at least gives concise answers to long winded questions.

[@jilliansmaniotto2326]

… it’s not meant to be entertaining. it’s fact finding and investigation.

[@iainmulholland2025]

@jilliansmaniotto2326 it can be informed concise question and answer, everyone involved understands the technical issues, it's a case of what and why it went wrong. So far it seems to be about cost-cutting at the expense of safety.

[@syjiang]

@@iainmulholland2025 Don't think those questions are long winded at all. They have to be precise and inclusive in what they are asking giving the potential legal implication of the answers. These questioning are not at all a departure from other inquiry format.

[@TheKetsa]

Thisd isn't tiktok...

[@thomashomcy1311]

Anyone who knows a little bit about expansion and contraction knows that dissimilar materials react differently-

[@colinjava8447]

What if they made it 10" thick instead of 5", maybe it would last thousands of dives.

[@mjgasiecki]

It would be tough to listen to this dudes accent for that long…sounds like a cartoon

[@derpandabar]

Ear of the beholder, I guess. I think it's lovely.

[@katrinat.3032]

I think his accent makes him sound sexy

[@mcwoomanor4880]

Nothing wrong with a Scottish accent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ravenharris1257]

I love it. Very soothing.

[@mcwoomanor4880]

@@mjgasiecki 🙄🙄🙄

[@lindamcmillan7618]

Mr lo lochbridge I'd such a smart man I hope he gets more cash for being sacked by rush also Karl Stanley these two men were so truthfull and both got sacked and rush and Wendy did not give a shit this company should be said to the hilt.

[@lindamcmillan7618]

Meant suid

[@krautroach514]

​@@lindamcmillan7618*sued*

[@katrinat.3032]

@@lindamcmillan7618sued?

[@MeriZee2703]

@13:02 he really whips out a cloth handkerchief for a quick wipe. What a classy guy.

[@woodyjohnson8575]

He's always prepared Lockridge. The hanky is just more proof of his foresight and professionalism 😂

[@MeriZee2703]

@@woodyjohnson8575 Exactly 😆

[@katrinat.3032]

@@woodyjohnson8575 He’s pretty darn hot in my opinion. Good looking, classy, smart and great accent.

[@ravenharris1257]

@@katrinat.3032 💯💯💯💯💯

[@Jerry-oj3vn]

I was watching an interview of PH on KZbin and i can say hé was far from being an idiot. I m still wondering what SR has told him to make him dive with that « thing ». If you speak a little bit french, take a look, it s inspiring. It s on the Sud Radio channel. RIP 😢