Coast Guard holds hearings into Titan submersible that imploded on way to Titanic

[@M_Rasmussen58]

Been waiting for this detail to come out!

[@jessicathomas73]

Stockton was clearly negligent. So many people tried to stop him but he was so stubborn and ignorant he pushed ahead. All they cared about was the money. They put all of those lives at risk intentionally. I hope they are able to find a way to stop these cowboys from ever doing something like this again. At least Stockton is deceased and cannot harm anyone else, but there would be other crazies out there who I believe would try to do this. Titanic is not a tourist destination. The depths that the wreck is located are so dangerous, no tourist operations should ever be allowed to go there.

[@matthewsmith8249]

They cared about glory, and breaking boundaries more than money; their revenue was a minuscule fraction of their initial investment, and operating costs, too.

[@jessicathomas73]

@@matthewsmith8249 Fair point, but they also didn't invest in the right equipment, testing or approval procedures. All companies intend to make money at some point and I guess if they had more successful voyages, that would have been the intent. I understand that developing new technology is incredibly expensive. I agree that glory may have been a large part of the motivation as well.

[@matthewsmith8249]

@@jessicathomas73 Stockton had talked extensively about his mission: disrupting, doing things faster, simpler, and increasing access to the wonders of the world's oceans. A case of an autocratic visionary focused on a questionable mission, and drinking too much of own Kool-Aid.

[@phoebesmith8154]

@@matthewsmith8249oceangate was running at a massive loss.

[@CallMeSkunk_RL]

Man Tony Nissen acting like hes in a hollywood film. Get on with it my man

[@incognito595]

We will be here FOREVER 'til he gets to the point..

[@daymdb9138]

This guy is so insufferable, love how he brought up the serenity prayer 😂

[@jenniferharper-christas4825]

He was so annoying, also somewhat arrogant. No wonder he was 'a good fit' for Ocean gate.

[@Pippi-Longstocking]

All the giggling and wanting to have things on “public record”

[@vespagts7078]

Can you imagine dreadful it would have been to work this tool?!

[@metal--babble346]

Oceangate skipped every possible safety regulation, and blatantly ignored all warnings from experienced submarine experts. Oceangate conned wealthy passengers with "adventure tourism", using an incredibly dangerous submersible that had 0 escape features.

[@phoebesmith8154]

Stockton was so arrogant that he felt he would get away with it and become recognised as a ‘genuis’. But a quick glance at the studies shows that carbon fibre hulls were tested to destruction and found to eventually suffer implosion due to delamination and cycle fatigue. It’s not an ‘if’, but ‘when’. And carbon fibre will give you ZERO warning. It won’t show any signs of the cycle fatigue. It won’t make noise. It will just implode one day. We’ve know this since the early 90s.

[@vdav3254]

@@phoebesmith8154and to think he trusted his sensor sensors could really “warn them” if that system even really worked

[@phoebesmith8154]

@@vdav3254 working or not, it’s irrelevant. Carbon fibre composite doesn’t give you a warning. It will degrade inside, delaminating. But you won’t be able to see it or hear it. Without a full scan of the hull - which I’m not sure the technology exists for, for something that size, it will implode with zero warning. They wouldn’t have even known, minus maybe some minor creaking sounds less than a second before it implodes.

[@vdav3254]

@@phoebesmith8154my apologies I was trying to articulate my agreement that it gives no warning so it was crazy for him to rely on censors if it could happen so fast without warning

[@benwilson6145]

They also despite warnings got totally ignored by the USCG

[@Pohonesty]

The engineer is soooo annoying. He makes every single sentence sound dramatic. Dude loves himself.

[@TylerDurdan241]

Surprised how sparse the attendance is???

[@manchitas3531]

Can't handle hearing a testimony while the speaker smacks his lips, for crying out loud

[@BluesJames]

Book keeper to finance and HR director ? Okayyy

[@MalenkyGoblin]

The amount of warnings OceanGate's founder was given by multiple experts in writing is pretty crazy, but even more so is how blatantly and angrily he ignored them, knowingly skirted around multiple federal and international regulations, cut corners all over the place to save money, and blatantly lied to prospective passengers on the safety of the vessel. Had he not died too Stockton Rush, would likely be facing manslaughter charges.

[@scarlet16moons5]

Regulations, as much as we hate them, are often written in blood...

[@mylesgray3470]

I worked with Tony Nissen at BE Aerospace back in 2012-2014 before he went to Ocean Gate. Was a crazy high pressure project with long hours. He is one of the hardest working and most capable engineers I’ve worked with. Was really interesting to hear his testimony.

[@KnittingPasta]

Did he constantly click his tongue as he talked?

[@benwilson6145]

He makes computer based speech sound like a Shakespeare recital.

[@manjsher3094]

Audio absolutely sucks. Jeez

[@othername1000]

2:03 Start

[@othername1000]

1:13:18 back from break

[@othername1000]

2:48:30 back from break

[@othername1000]

5:23:26 video feed resumes after lunch

[@othername1000]

5:27:22 hearing is back in session

[@othername1000]

6:42:30 back in session

[@scbtripwire]

Anyone know why this guy isn't being filmed from the front? Wtf the video cuts out mid interview

[@ashleymason6310]

Also, wtf is with the sound on this video. It's soooo quiet

[@jenniferharper-christas4825]

How can the last guy think towing was better than transporting it on the ship?

[@guitarista67]

Great internet connection, remote witness.

[@TheLastGreaser]

Very Gruesome... This is what happens when corporate greed goes unchecked. This is why we have need of federal regulations.

[@manjsher3094]

Oceangate was a privately owned company, never a corporate entity.

[@proverbialmonkey]

What does it matter when government agencies actively collude with corporations to increase their profits? Looking at you, FAA and Boeing.

[@proverbialmonkey]

@@manjsher3094that is an arbitrary distinction you’ve made. Good for you.

[@manjsher3094]

@@proverbialmonkey well done chump

[@TheFiscallySound]

Leave it up to government to screw up a presentation.

[@kennethwebber8159]

Leave it to private business to screw up a dive, get everyone onboard killed, and be so fucking shady in how it was handled that the government has to launch an inquiry.

[@josephline1245]

Wow was there really not 200 people that could fill the seat? Was this a privite meeting? Could of used a office and saved A/C energy to combat global warming just say.