Hauzen Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) Uh-oh.. "OceanGate fired expert who warned about Titan safety in 2018 A submarine expert who worked for OceanGate – the company that operates the missing submersible – warned of potential safety problems in 2018, according to US court documents. David Lochridge moved from Scotland to Washington state to work for the firm. In a BBC interview in 2017 he enthused about the mission and said it was "destined for the sea". But less than a year later he warned his bosses that flaws in the Titan's carbon hull might go undetected without more stringent testing, and urged the company to have an outside agency certify the vessel. He said his verbal warnings were ignored until he wrote a report and was called into a meeting with several officials - including OceanGate chief executive Stockton Rush, who is aboard the missing submersible. OceanGate responded by firing Lochridge. The company sued him for revealing confidential information, and the submarine expert countersued for unfair dismissal. The lawsuit was later settled. Through his lawyer, Lochridge declined to comment. Court documents also state that Lochridge learned that the manufacturers of the Titan’s forward viewport only certified it to a depth of 1,300 metres. The Titanic wreck lies 3,800 metres below the ocean surface." Edited June 21, 2023 by Hauzen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceanlineayr Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Don't think I would throw £250000 to go on a submariner controlled by a wee PS2 looking control pad. Especially (going by the photos of it) one of those 3rd party controllers that you'd pass to your mate so you could use the official dualshock 2. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Newbornbairn said: Reports that rescuers have heard banging noises. Fair enough if it gets you through your last few hours I suppose. I doubt they'll be lighting a fag after they finish though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Read earlier that this sub went missing (ie lost contact with the support vessel) for 5 hours on a previous trip. Tinpot outfit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotfree Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 20 hours ago, Nkomo-A-Gogo said: If 1 of them kills the other 4 would that give the survivor extra days of oxygen? That's what I would be doing if I was a billionaire. I'm sure that there will be lots of hiding places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, throbber said: They are designed to withstand the pressures 4000 m into the ocean which are absolutely immense so a person wouldn’t be able to get out of it. Not sure why they couldn’t have some sort of sophisticated air vent for this scenario though. I wouldn't be on it, but if I was, I'd give it a try. As for hearing noises, you'd hear me from here. Edited June 21, 2023 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Saw a good suggestion - if they get rescued everyone on the rescue ship should dress up as apes before opening the hatch, see how they react. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Saw a good suggestion - if they get rescued everyone on the rescue ship should dress up as apes before opening the hatch, see how they react. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Saw a good suggestion - if they get rescued everyone on the rescue ship should dress up as apes before opening the hatch, see how they react. Stick a Grim Reaper costume and slowly appear over the hatch.......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 3 hours ago, throbber said: They are designed to withstand the pressures 4000 m into the ocean which are absolutely immense so a person wouldn’t be able to get out of it. Not sure why they couldn’t have some sort of sophisticated air vent for this scenario though. Somebody said the pressure's equivalent to having the Empire State building sitting on top of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Have they contacted that expert from the Nicola Bulley case to help with the search? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Has anyone checked the presets on the Xbox controller ? Maybe they think they're pressing the button to return to the surface but are actually doing a roundhouse kick in Street Fighter II 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Herc said: Has anyone checked the presets on the Xbox controller ? Maybe they think they're pressing the button to return to the surface but are actually doing a roundhouse kick in Street Fighter II Sub driver a dab hand at Mortal Kombat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 25 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Have they contacted that expert from the Nicola Bulley case to help with the search? Aye, about 4 pages ago... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 8 minutes ago, scottsdad said: Aye, about 4 pages ago... 4 pages? That's plenty of time for him to have changed his story... I think I got away with that one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 "Stockton, tell us how you finally managed to re-surface?" "Well, we weren't able to actually open the porthole, but luckily it was so inadequate for purpose that it failed once we reached 1300 metres and I quickly managed to turn the heating up full blast" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomCat Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 "Oh dear... Have any of you fine people brought double A batteries by chance?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Somebody said the pressure's equivalent to having the Empire State building sitting on top of it. I knew a woman like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Somebody said the pressure's equivalent to having the Empire State building sitting on top of it. Is an Empire State Building an acceptable unit of measurement, is it not normally elephants, buses or even jumbo jets? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Soapy FFC said: Is an Empire State Building an acceptable unit of measurement, is it not normally elephants, buses or even jumbo jets? Apologies, 140 million elephants. Spoiler I actually googled "weight of Empire State building in elephants" and it popped straight up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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