James Cameron, Bob Ballard discuss Titan submersible's 'catastrophic implosion' | Nightline

The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday the submersible likely suffered a "catastrophic implosion" after debris was located 1,600 feet from the wreckage of the Titanic.
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[@lindamerz3168]

I agree with Cameron. If you are willing to take an unmitigated risk, don't take the money and lives of "tourists".

[@sphinxscu2022]

You generally shouldn't do anything you have to sign a waiver for

[@BabyJesus66]

Fahk em

[@jaroslawakmiot666]

Now OceanGate will have to refund fees they collected for the trip to families of deceased...

[@charlottesmom]

I was really glad James Cameron chimed in, the guy has been down to Titanic quite a few times, in a safe vessel (much safer than the Titan), he has done his research and knows his stuff.

[@charlottesmom]

@@sphinxscu2022 Some folks just get off on life threatening activities, you can't live life bubble wrapped but yeah, I tend to agree with you.

[@geraldstiling3735]

2:00 how ironic "I will be remembered for the rules I break". So prophetic🤦

[@audreydaleski1067]

The sub was his toy. He lacked respect

[@jaroslawakmiot666]

Proverbial SHIP OF FOOLS. That's all I can say...

[@kenanacampora]

You really don't do that. "BUT I DID". End of story. Unsafe, arrogant, killed a kid.

[@beejay271]

James cameron is dropping hard truth bombs. This should never have been allowed to happen in the first place.

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree !

[@unbroken1010]

If he was dropping truth bombs, he would have told you the Fed and central Banker puppets did it for control.

[@nigelmurphy6761]

100%. That sub should never have been allowed to go anywhere near the water without being 100,% safe or as close to it as you can get.

[@elmowilcox]

Crazy to think the billionaires could’ve easily built their own subs far more competently.

[@saivignesh837]

The irony!!!

[@Anne6621]

my heart goes out to those 4 poor souls but not so much so for the CEO , this never ever should have happened

[@Derekyounan]

They were all rich assholes

[@javierriosgarcia5446]

The sound they heard was the CEO’s head!

[@SupermanQQQQQ]

All of these people were Stupid, the CEO doubly Stupid. They obviously learned nothing from the engineering and safety Violations of the Titanic which Killed over 1500 people, inclusive of 61 children. Exactly as the two guest interviewees have essentially stated in their own words. Experts for the U.S. Navy and NASA both issued statements clarifying that although they were consulted, they had no part in issuing any certification to this half-baked and poorly engineered, underwater death coffin.

[@Anne6621]

@@javierriosgarcia5446 sad when someone designs a new dog carrier more time goes into testing than this hack spent on testing this cheap ass sub , every single passenger should have been told upfront that the CEO refused to have the sub submit to independent testing , this really pisses me off

[@charlottesmom]

Too true, but I think I would have felt safer with the CEO in the capsule with me, kind of lulled into a safe feeling I mean obviously he feels its safe. Safety should have been more of a priority with something so risky. RIP all the souls. 😢

[@OJSANTANAA]

The Titanic disaster was a story about the dangers of hubris and arrogance that killed many people. The venture was also a case of hubris and arrogance turning into a tragedy. The passengers wanted to try a risky venture knowing fully well their life was on the line. The builder and founder of the company was overconfident with the design, and then tragedy strikes. The moral of the story about the Titanic flew over all of their heads.

[@usmansiddiqui1384]

They lived through the full experience. History may not repeat, but it definitely rhymes.

[@mustangjoe2066]

Its called ego 😮

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@reneedennis2011]

​@@mustangjoe2066Yup.

[@ibrahimarshad1732]

A very sensible message by James Cameron.

[@DV5Dewey]

The Titanic just keep catching bodies

[@Irene3360]

Comedy Cellar says tragic can make fun of. Malaysian are waiting .

[@Pearl-uw5tn]

It didn’t catch. Bodies were being offered.

[@blewprent]

Lord forgive me for laughing at this comment!

[@Irene3360]

@@blewprent you think your lord is the only god in the world.

[@Pearl-uw5tn]

@@blewprent Ok. You are forgiven.

[@itsdylanjenkins]

another comment said "The builder and founder of the company was overconfident with the design, and then tragedy strikes. The moral of the story about the Titanic flew over all of their heads." and I think this is so important

[@reneedennis2011]

I agree.

[@HopkinsIsNotAVictim]

Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush said he refused to hire "50 year old White guys" because they weren't "inspirational"!

[@rya7642]

Gotta make it about you somehow

[@Krawna]

Another comment you mean the top voted comment right above yours? Lol.

[@Uncle-LeRoy]

Is james Cameron in the middle of a dirt bike trip?

[@grizzleknowsbest]

People with money can talk you into the dumbest stuff

[@unbroken1010]

Did you sit and spin on Biden's lap too..

[@patrickbohn2099]

I served with Captain Robert Ballard in Beaufort, SC (VMFA-115) - very, stand up officer and gentleman!!

[@unbroken1010]

I bet you think Zelinsky is the good guy

[@davidd577u]

@@unbroken1010why? Shut up

[@nigelmurphy6761]

​@@unbroken1010 WTF has Ukraine got to do with this tragedy?

[@unbroken1010]

@@nigelmurphy6761 cheering and giving Credence to military men because they are in military service without knowing Thier background is not cool.

[@unbroken1010]

@@nigelmurphy6761 this tragedy could have been avoided just like con man zelinsky and his n@zi proxy war.

[@dub88acc]

Crazy to think Robert Ballard the guy who discovered titanic wreck back in 85 is still alive

[@AceMoonshot]

Not an attempt at humor nor trying to be a cringelord. But Ballard didn't bet his life on carbon fiber subs. Or he'd not have made it to 80.

[@charlottesmom]

It wasn't 1885!! 😂 🙄

[@Sweet..letssurf]

Well he wasn’t playing video games in his mom’s basement @ 35 .)

[@gosnooky]

Yeah, wow. Crazy how people these days are survivin' into their eighties.

[@chrissewell1608]

Why, because it was almost 40 years ago?

[@smudgey1kenobey]

Very helpful to hear from Ballard and Cameron, who have so much experience. I didn’t know there was a certification process for deep sea craft.

[@saivignesh837]

Every consumer goods has certification

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Well, ships generally. Lloyd's of London and NDV in Norway. An assurance that a vessel is safe to sail.

[@Taylor4073]

Innovator, or corner cutter?

[@lalaboards]

I was Camerons pool man in Malibu during Avitar 1 .He's the real Mc Coy ......I plumbed the pool fire system to protect the footage 12 yrs before waiting for the Digital format to catch up .A tech man and innovator .

[@weaseltown]

Yeah we believe you

[@718films88]

What? Lol

[@BabyJesus66]

Yup I was his mailman during that time. I delivered the pool parts.

[@unbroken1010]

A shill for the CIA and propaganda machine. A shill for mossaud and the Jesuit agenda

[@unbroken1010]

Did you skinny dip with him , Biden , Zelinsky and Netinyahu? I bet you did

[@XxShadowGTxX]

"I think I've broken them with logic and good engineering." .. Well this didn't age well whatsoever.

[@anjou6497]

Yes the arrogance is abhorent . I wonder if he ever mentioned his responsibility of taking those passengers on his experimental creation ? Their humanity.

[@respektetoutlavi714]

Why didn’t these billionaires ensure the safety of their submersible vessel, which they could have easily afforded!? The technology has existed for several years to safely reach such depths with a tethered cable. They signed a death waiver beforehand essentially, or that’s my interpretation at least. Billions of dollars spent & multiple military assets from several countries were deployed, yet we’re just now hearing of the verified implosion?

[@jaroslawakmiot666]

Bills should be sent to families and paid back from estates of deceased. I'm sure there's enough money there to cover those bills. And much more......

[@aowen1079]

I feel we need an interview with the engineers that build this sub to give us some insights on what their thinking was when they built it. Were the skeptical about the materials and the process and did they raise their concerns with management. And if so what was management reaction to it. Would be interesting.

[@zepedrofd]

Oh I doubt that will happen. They must be hiding right now, figuring out how to justify that mess...

[@dlsanvictores]

The engineer who build and designed the sub is dead. He is one of the five casualties.. so who will they gonna talk to?

[@davidkruse4030]

There were multiple people who did this. They were fired and they filed lawsuits. It was settled out of court.

[@joso5554]

Surely two of the most knowledgeable and respected experts of deep sea exploration. Great to hear from them. Their analysis is very interesting. 👍👍

[@Criticalmaze]

1:53 Definitely this guy’s fault

[@booqueefious2230]

"His name is James James Cameron! The bravest pioneer No budget too steep No ocean too deep Whats that? Thats Him! James Cameron" 🎶

[@Ludwig55555]

King of the World again

[@dg4804]

I don’t know that I feel bad for these people or their families. Rush took risks - he said it himself. Everyone said not to use titanium and carbon fiber and he ignored them. He believed he was backed up by logic and engineering; yes, on the earth’s surface, titanium and carbon fiber are proven compounds. However, they’ve not been tested under the type of pressures he was subjecting them to. This was an unproven, untested, and non-certified material and design. The people who put up the money to go on this expedition either didn’t do their homework or were willing to take the risk and had the money to do it and paid the ultimate price. I suppose I would feel worse about it if it had been some kind of electrical or mechanical failure and they had oxygen but we just couldn’t find them in time but a pressure implosion is nanoseconds. You’re here, you’re gone and there’s nothing left, literally. Some of their family members are saying that they were doing what they wanted to do; hooray for them…I’m glad they were able to do what they wanted to do and had the resources to do it. I’m NOT happy that they lost their lives doing it, but that was the chance they took when they chose to go in an experimental and unproven vessel on a risky endeavor. I love Cameron’s comments at the end about the lessons of Titanic: don’t be arrogant, don’t think you’re smarter than mother nature. Now there’s two wrecks next to each other that are testament to the frailty of man.

[@population-_-420]

Wow what a long essay don't act like u care they don't even know u they are rich and they don't know what else to do with there money that being said I would always choose titanic over visiting the moon but I'm not rich so I'll nvr be able to do any of those things good riddance

[@candicewitzkoske3155]

So you actually believe this?!

[@charlottesmom]

@@candicewitzkoske3155 And.....what do you believe aliens took them or they fell off the edge of the Earth?

[@unbroken1010]

The titanic was switched and planed stoner

[@unbroken1010]

​@@candicewitzkoske3155science don't always lie. Don't be the flat earth Q tard looking low iq

[@DaSilentHitman]

It’s only okay to break rules if it only effects you not if you kill 4 ppl with you !!!

[@unbroken1010]

Ok buddy,. You do it all the time when you're buying drugs from South American and cheering con man zelinsky

[@theloosemoose8200]

The reason titanium and carbon fiber aren't used together is because they expand and contract and different rates. Its measurable... These guys clearly underestimated the amount of pressure sown there... They stood zero chance of that sub surviving that trip...

[@anjou6497]

True, well said.

[@Jay2tha206]

This was like the 20th time they visited the titanic though. They did 3 trips and would go down to the titanic 1-5 times per trip

[@charlottesmom]

It stood up to 20 + trips down but this was the straw that broke the camels back. RIP all involved.

[@theloosemoose8200]

@@Jay2tha206 on these type of high pressure dives with experimental craft, just like space, the craft would be taken apart, checked and then rebuilt... You cant just keep reusing the same items.. each trip down puts untold stress on the parts and things like bolts lose their torque specs... this craft has never been fully down to the Titanic, each trip has issues and failures

[@unbroken1010]

And you obese gamers sure are geniuses after the fact

[@monroed6449]

Ok but let’s be real here. They was warned this was a bad idea. People don’t play with your lives

[@catdog7497]

james cameron getting so old 💜 and rob ballard too 💜 nice to hear them speak on this though.. i know their hearts are always with titanic just as it is for so many other titanic buffs.. 💜

[@user-ze3id9yt8q]

I feel so bad for the people that are going through that with the young kids because it’s horrible

[@Pearl-uw5tn]

What do we know ? May be that kid pressed his father for it. Lot of people blaming the dad.

[@latergator4154]

@@Pearl-uw5tnlol it literally does not matter, they’re both dead.

[@pspT61]

@@Pearl-uw5tnRead a article and his Aunt said he was hesitant on the dive. Felt the need to go as way to make his Dad happy for Father’s Day.

[@Pearl-uw5tn]

@@pspT61 That’s sad.

[@Pearl-uw5tn]

@@ZA-yf1sy Glad that idiot didn’t come up with a submersible with 1000 seating.

[@tlowensjr]

He wanted to be remembered as an inventor. He achieved that by inventing their personalized demise. There is no room for breaking rules when safety is required.

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6 "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33 “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

[@unbroken1010]

Do you wear a helmet when biking or j walk..not the time to act righteous

[@unbroken1010]

​@@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVENking James was a con man and Jesuit. You eat mcdeath Tyson and perdue and won't get a free pass from Jesus

[@miriamnieves6953]

@@unbroken1010 it is ABSOLUTELY the time to act righteous when this is the first casualty in the history of deep sub diving. mfs pulled off going to challenger deep (3x deeper than titanic) in 1963

[@AugmentedGravity]

@@unbroken1010 way to completely miss the point you bellend

[@rsimontimedance]

But what I need to know is why did they name the submersible "Titan"? Seriously?

[@Anne6621]

to give a false sense of security

[@dougotto1705]

Good point

[@sundager8735]

It was a piece of junk made on the cheap, to take millionaires and billionaires on, safari to the titanic, operated by a game, controller, ridiculous

[@cameron9359]

What’s crazy is submersibles have gone 2-3 times deeper this was supposed too.. and it didn’t even make it that far..

[@OhThatsNikko]

So how long before James Cameron makes a hit film about this story?

[@LBStew]

I think man has no business trying to profit from the grave of the Titanic.

[@UV_Lightning-el2qv]

Had*

[@WinterSoldier100]

Yes he did.

[@oldironsides4107]

Who James Cameron with his Movie and documentaries and his dives to the titanic? Or ocean gate? Or the media?

[@gregorymalchuk272]

Why not? Do you feel the same way about tourists visiting Arlington and Forest Lawn cemetaries?

[@brentthompson1607]

I don't feel sorry for them. That money could have been used to help lives

[@jaroslawakmiot666]

Yep. But it was farted away instead. To buy overpriced euthanasia.

[@davidhynes]

It is always good to listen to the intelligent experts Ballard and Cameron.

[@larrylmedina]

Never deal with a company who's name ends in "gate."

[@blewprent]

What I've been thinking since learning about this.

[@jaroslawakmiot666]

Like Bill GATEs ?

[@megaloschemos9113]

Colgate?

[@mountainstream8351]

Or get on a vessel named after another vessel that sank.

[@mountainstream8351]

Russiagate.

[@andrewf0784]

"James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is, James Cameron." - James Cameron

[@charlottesmom]

He's been down to Titanic more times than pretty much anyone on Earth, and he's well known for researching the hell out of what he's interested in. James was a good person to interview he knows his stuff about submersibles how they are built, what they are built of, how they are tested and what is involved with very low depth diving. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@unbroken1010]

James is a shill for the CIA and propaganda machine

[@aliaksin]

Nonsense at this chain

[@unbroken1010]

@@aliaksin the titanic was not the titanic Stone. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHKzioabhKyiepo

[@unbroken1010]

@@charlottesmom he hired people to do all that, the titanic was not the titanic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHKzioabhKyiepo

[@daxota_6750]

So now they'll have underwater tours for the Titanic and the Titan.

[@smorffis]

Yup 2 for 1 😂

[@sylkelster]

Buy one, get the other 50% off. That'll be $375,000 per seat please.

[@blewis2022]

Very. Very Sad 😢

[@ShapeupShiptout]

I like what he said he was following his dream. Well it turned into a nightmare.

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6 "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33 “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

[@DoubleTime999]

Rest in peace to those ppl. Lesson learned . Some mysteries are better left unsolved . This mission is to dangerous

[@TokyoBlue587]

The Titanic wreck wasn’t even a mystery. It’s been extensively mapped and studied.

[@lydiaflint6091]

This is such a horrible tragedy. I'm sure it was such an eerie and scary experience. I feel for all the families parties involved and especially I feel for the young man you lost his life.

[@wendellrider1212]

This was a terrible lack of understanding of pressure! Another adventurer turned the trip down. He felt it was not strong enough.

[@ryanstolarz6005]

Oceangate better be held accountable for their negligence, their owner killed a child and 4 others

[@nataliewolff6329]

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

[@dimitristripakis7364]

Perseonally I used to like the approach of that company, you can experiment here and there, take paying customers with you, etc etc, all this is very nice in my opinion and they did rather well so far, even "exploiting" international waters "anarchy" can have its merits. However the hull design should be excluded from this approach. The "experimental hull" means "experimental people on board". If you want to experiment with the hull, Ok fine, but put it to the test unmanned.

[@charlottesmom]

I think they were lulled into a sense of "it works" because this sub had been up/down 20+ times without any "big" incidence (it was brought up a few times for things going amuck).

[@unbroken1010]

Thanks genius

[@guitarguru.3572]

It sure would have been nice to know about there having been an implosion detected before I held my breath for a week. But, that’s the god damned news for you.

[@mountainstream8351]

It does have a Hollywood feel to it. But that would make me a "conspiracy theorist."

[@guitarguru.3572]

@@mountainstream8351 I think you mean “objective truth teller”. The phrase “conspiracy theorist” was invented by the CIA as a way to stigmatize those who see through the veil. I agree, there’s a lot about this case that has seemed manufactured. Why the hell not tell the world that an implosion was detected? James Cameron knew what happened on Monday, while the rest of the world watched intently and prayed for the crew’s safe return. There’s serious BS afoot.

[@tiffanybarnard8755]

Oh my heart is so heavy. Your all on my mind and in my prayers. I am so sorry for your losses. ❤

[@jaroslawakmiot666]

Don't be a hypocrite. We will all die and everyone would like that kind of instantaneous death. The only problem is that not everyone has $250K disposable money to pay for it.

[@kevinkorenke3569]

1:52 He will definitely be remembered for the rules he broke.

[@OpalLeigh]

The whole world genuinely tried so hard to save them 😢 it was too late. They were already gone 😔

[@jaywattley335]

That Sub was made out of Fiber Glass??!!! What the hell was that CEO thinking?? To take Fiber glass to those depths without proper testing.

[@charlottesmom]

It had been up/down 20 times before the catastrophe, he was lulled into the "it works" mentality. RIP

[@happytrailsgaming]

Oof that video of the ceo didn’t age well AT ALL!

[@roddrekusmoten5877]

Thanks for posting. Making my rounds watching my fav subs. KZbin has been very informative. Keep the viedos coming we willbe watching thanks again

[@patrickcallahan9599]

Building more than One prototype would have allowed a maintenance schedule

[@AugmentedGravity]

His 2022 interview just fucking baffles me after this.

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you for this video.

[@Greg-1972]

Does everyone not see the glaring similarities between the Titanic and Titan tragedies and not just the names.Both builders had unrealistic ideas and other people payed for their hubris. I really hope the Titanic expert at least got to see the wreckage.

[@tiadaid]

Here's another irony - the wife of the company's CEO is the great great granddaughter of Isidore & Ida Straus, two Titanic passengers who died in the sinking! It's like this is destined to happen.

[@romeovelasco4151]

Who is now taking responsibility for the accident? Whose fault...

[@bobbyb5546]

Trump's.

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

@@bobbyb5546 And Trump will be quick to blame Biden. Seriously, the blame would have to go to the engineers and their managers who failed to run adequate testing at 400+ atm pressure.

[@rogerberry8900]

You cant even tske passengers in a taxi cab without the vehicle being approved an inspected for safety.

[@vivavasquez]

a bunch of boats loaded with people have sunk , but you would never know about it watching TV in the USA .

[@InquisitiveMind23]

Many updated me that these people did raise the alarm but their pleas were disregarded. Now, I stand corrected. Sadly, we lost people in this exploration. Hopefully, future submersible builds will be more robust and safe vehicles to explore. Thanks to all who corrected me. My initial comment. "I feel sad because these people are influential and still did nothing when it was operational. Now, it failed; they are sharing opinions that it had flaws. It is easy to speak now. Hindsight is always..."

[@frommarstosirius]

tf were they supposed to do? You are blaming the wrong people they had no authority over the situation

[@grishashipulina4904]

Plus in other interviews Cameron said he warned Rush and told him people would die on a sub constructed as this. What was he supposed to do? Take the key to the sub and throw it in the water?

[@melodychest9020]

@@grishashipulina4904 There are no keys .. only 7 bolts on the outside! This was disaster waiting to happen to a maverick operator.

[@InquisitiveMind23]

@@frommarstosirius I kinda agree with you, they are in the field. They could have written about it or influenced that safety measures are taken. Mr Cameron said he contacted the small community in the deep sea exploration. These companies (likes of Oceangate) depend on these communities to test their vehicles. if they have seen that there was the fault, all they have to do is highlight it. if not heard, they could go to media or write about it or even do these anonymously. That is what social media is for. Future research would look into this incident... I know the passengers waived their rights by signing the disclaimer that their special interest trip could lead to death. Having said all these... if this has to happen this will happen no matter what safety measures... My only consolation is that the passengers have not suffered... I have not been in one of these and will never be able to afford it in this life...

[@Mariamariafran]

What we do know is he only cared about money like the other 3 money making geniuses followed this jackass to the bottom of the ocean aboard that death trap. They deserve everything they got for being so incredibly dense and such a strain on society with their decadent stupidity. All of this should expose the notion of meritocracy for the ideological myth that it is. According to bourgeois ideology these people have their positions and wealth as a result of sheer merit, intellectual superiority and work ethic. Never mind primitive accumulation, the fact that they are the beneficiaries of the fruits that violent conquest produced and never mind the state apparatus aka the biggest stick in the yard that sustains this arrangement, THESE are the most competent and hardest working people on the planet. THIS is the best and brightest humanity has to offer.

[@iam19192]

I feel so sad for Mr. Rush. Not being sarcastic, but he really made something he was passionate about. Safety always first, but still gotta give props to where it’s due. Nobody would wanna go out like that.

[@jaroslawakmiot666]

I beg to differ. Everybody would wanna go like that. It's painless and instant death. Human brain won't even have time to detect what's happening. It's like losing consciousness without being conscious of it. The only problem for most of us mortals who are deemed to die anyways is that $250K "final expense". Quite a pricey euthanasia...

[@lorddoma6637]

​@@jaroslawakmiot666facts

[@judysoltow4474]

I believe the passengers dismissed their risk especially when people like Hamish Harding and the French gentleman, Nargoelet(?), who have both been on many dives to Titanic, were willing participants. Mr. Cameron had said “he couldn’t even process” that Nargoelet was going in the Titan.

[@striker44]

That founder engineer did live quality assurance tests and lost his own life and other's.

[@yolandasingleton9293]

I’m praying for there families.

[@recordfishhunter9234]

Could anyone describe a side by side comparison of the Titan submersible and a proven/certified sub, the main differencences in design and technology.

[@glengrieve544]

May they rest in eternal peace and condolences to their poor families

[@jaroslawakmiot666]

Sorry but they're not "poor". They're prohibitively wealthy.

[@Hoopaball]

" 5 pieces were recovered..." It's amazing how unintelligent news reporters are.

[@Michiganders]

Not rocket science. Titan's hull was made of carbon fiber instead of industry standard metallic. Viewport was certified to 1,300m depth. Titanic rests at 3,800m. Ocean Gate played Russian roulette with each dive. Not a matter of if but when.

[@12345jonny]

I’m puzzled to why anyone is even asking James Cameron his opinion because he only makes movies

[@GH-oi2jf]

He will be remembered as an example of the danger of hubris.

[@seangonzalez184]

You don't need to be an engineer to know that it looked like shht. That thing was ugly and cheap looking. Who would want to ride in that thing?

[@hemnebob]

Ego drove everything in this expedition.

[@thomascampos7056]

Well they did want the full experience

[@noahgolden-cv1pc]

The CEO got his wish he will forever be known as a rule breaker that lead innocents and his own life to a watery grave. Like Cameron said theres now two monuments to human hubris and the recklessness that only the rich can afford down there.

[@owainwilliams7993]

So the bit he cut corners on the carbon fiber sleeve instead of titanium obviously failed

[@msallegrad]

OceanGate catastrophe today, SpaceX tomorrow. All for the 1% percenters who can afford to go on those explorations. Enjoy! 🙏

[@heirloomburn8087]

Ocean gate = watergate

[@michaelcardenas6278]

Wait so then what was the tapping sound

[@anjou6497]

Other vessels in the area they think....

[@professorderoteiro]

James Cameron it's always right.

[@charlottesmom]

He's a wise man, I've seen some documentaries about his Titanic dives, the man does his research he talked to everyone involved and knows his stuff, much respect to him.

[@boomerdwight4560]

Th ehaunting fact is that they were panicking and the captain saying oh no the sub is about to implode!

[@bellbookcandle3051]

I heard more than one expert say they never knew what hit them. I hope that's right!

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

Unlikely. The pressure is so great, the incident would have happened in a fraction of a second. At the level of the Titanic, 400 atmospheres of pressure! If it happened halfway down, still a lot, 200. Find videos from physics explainers demonstrating atmospheric pressure - 1 atm - and see how things can crumple. Humans can maybe survive a disaster involving 1 atm of pressure difference, depending on details. Maybe even 2 atm, but I wouldn't personally want to be involved. 20 atm would be deadly and quick. Take it up to 100 or 200 or 400 - the passengers had no idea! Straight to the afterworld.

[@emphasis20]

It happens in an instant. Their bodies exploded.

[@e.l.4860]

Thank you Mr. Ballard and Mr. Cameron.

[@Drew_3000]

As a mechanical engineer, if I designed that thing in college, I would have been given an “F” with a big circle in dark, red ink

[@dmmchugh3714]

01:48: that CEO is talking so proud.....smh

[@reneedennis2011]

Yup.

[@gnawbabygnaw]

I heard it was $200k per passenger. Is that right?

[@amyyyamy]

250k

[@123Puke]

I would like to know: If the pressure is SO great to implode and crush a sub designed to take that GREAT pressure, why hasn't the Titanic itself been crushed? How can a mere coffee cup sit pristine on the bottom surface?

[@jaroslawakmiot666]

It's all about pressure gradient, dumbo. Physics 101.

[@K1To749]

Titanic itself can not be crushed because the pressure is equalised allready and water flooded inside from all orifices of the ship in other terms when the hull breech occours the pressure inside and outside is equal.

[@kevinkorenke3569]

​@@mountainstream8351An implosion is going to be the result of material failures when there is a big enough difference between pressure on one end compared to the other. Titanic and it's tea sets have equal pressure inside and out due to the flooding during the sinking.

[@jordanmartel2937]

There is no air or pressure on the titanic it’s completely flooded. You can’t implode without air pressure. The stern DID implode on the way down btw. The half of the ship that’s completely wrecked and barely seen.

[@Drew_3000]

The owner heard the carbon fiber hull cracking on his very first solo test run, yet did nothing to change his design. He was driven by adventure but also greed.

[@marloncruz3555]

@MarlonCruz at 14.7 psi there would be so many microscopic bubbles within the laminate and resins bonding the carbon fiber. Fatal error to think even a sphere laminated could withstand those kinds of pressure changes,.. multiple times at that!

[@timvarelalagos875]

They should release the Radio Recordings with the sub!!!

[@johnwelchs3576]

5 lives were lost. A moment of silence is in order.

[@ConkerKing]

Harding wasn't an explorer, he was a passenger who could afford really expensive tickets.

[@KMAllmond]

Whose brilliant idea was it to name it Titan? RIP to all those aboard.

[@giselestrauch5146]

mindboggling

[@heathercrane8951]

This makes me so sad I watched the news the entire time and sat on the edge of my chair the entire time.

[@FurthermoreJack]

Appluses Ballards Bismarck work

[@marloncruz3555]

@MarlonCruz the pressure that the titanic being 5582 pounds per square inch. I believe is how much she would have to vacuum out the bag which is impossible and would crush anything.

[@chrissewell1608]

Carbon fiber is brittle. What a bad idea to use that under extreme preasure!

[@reecom9884]

The “fake it till you make it” or “think outside the box” motto is getting out of hand. Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush having an undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering and suddenly becoming an expert in both deep sea exploration and material science of carbon fiber for underwater vessels is a lot like Elizabeth Homes, a college dropout, who suddenly becomes the world’s leading expert in blood testing technology and founding Theranos.