This is all quite tragic, for those who went along for the ride. For the CEO, it feels like karma. Stockton Rush sounds like the bad guy in a Ninja Turtles movie.
It appears he cut far too many corners, fast-tracking his venture while mostly ignoring all standard protocols as he claimed it stifles innovation. He bent the rules, played loose and fast and it feels inevitable that this was the result. Honestly I am rather shocked at what I've read about the development of the craft, and Rush's resistance to calls to slow it down and do it right. He is learning this lesson now, assuming they are still alive. I won't list all of the ways OceanGate pushed the limits, or the decisions they made which I feel were foolish. But maybe if the discussion heads to the technical side we can get in to it.
I hope they can be saved, and if so I want to see what Stockton Rush has to say about it. But it doesn't look very promising.
we all know they ded, and no one is seriously looking to save them after the 50h mark. we dont even know where it is at still. the fact their view to outside was not rated to go beyond 1800m is a tell tale......also the report that it was too cold to stay near the viewport too long that was a freaking red flag right there. for all the meme and heartless people are tossing around because they are billionaire, at least the CEO went with the ship on the trips so he was confident enough. as for not having a emergency plan, well you are not getting out of there if something goes wrong, those waivers werent for nothing. but at least a beacon he should had though of. if the sub was made for exploration, fine by me......you know the risk you take it. but for tourism ? a bare safety is a requirement, tourists are stupid, everyone knows that they want to have fun,they are not thinking of safety.
