Titan Implosion That Killed All on Board Was 'preventable'

Wednesday, August 06, 2025

The US Coast Guard has determined the implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible that killed all five people on board was "preventable" ...

Posted by REDIAL at 07:30 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink

Two years after passengers hoping for a glimpse of the Titanic wreckage died in the Titan submersible implosion, the Coast Guard issued a scathing report, saying the tragedy shouldn't have happened.

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-- NPR (@npr.org) Aug 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM

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Yeah, as in no one should have been on that death trap.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-05 03:16 PM

Titan's designers remind me of the non-engineer idiots who designed the world's tallest water slide.

The Boy Who Was Decapitated While Riding A Faulty Waterslide
Further investigation also found a disturbing lack of qualifications on the part of ride designer Jeff Henry. Henry was a high school dropout with no education in engineering.

When creating the slide, Henry and Schooley, who also had little experience in engineering, used "crude trial-and-error" methods to draw up plans for the slide.

"If we actually knew how to do this and it could be done that easily, it wouldn't be that spectacular," court documents reported Schooley stating.
allthatsinteresting.com

Also funny that the kid's father is a small government Republican who suddenly saw a need for regulating amusement park rides after his kid lost his head.

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-08-05 05:24 PM

Verruckt! It broke ASTM guidelines that already existed before it was built. Cool concept and "water coasters" are still being introduced and improved. There's a few on cruise ships even but they focus on a smaller undulating ride without a massive drop and the jets propel you along.

There was also New Texas Giant. When Six Flags put it in, they refused the manufacturer recommendation to put in seat belts. They were afraid of employees inappropriately touching people's junk when checking the belts. It has intense negative G loads, which led to an obese lady slipping her restraints and being fired vertically out of the train to her death. It has seat belts now.

#3 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-08-06 11:38 AM

There was also New Texas Giant. When Six Flags put it in, they refused the manufacturer recommendation to put in seat belts. They were afraid of employees inappropriately touching people's junk when checking the belts. It has intense negative G loads, which led to an obese lady slipping her restraints and being fired vertically out of the train to her death. It has seat belts now.
#3 | Posted by sitzkrieg

So, you're saying that if one were into touching obese people's junk, there might be a job opening for that.

#4 | Posted by censored at 2025-08-06 09:36 PM

#4 | Posted by censored

He's clearly put thought into it...

#5 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-08-06 09:59 PM

The report also blames Stockton Rush, OceanGate's founder and the pilot of the Titan sub during its fatal voyage, for contributing to the disaster. Rush "exhibited negligence that contributed to the deaths of four individuals" (apart from his own), investigators said. Had he survived, investigators said they would have recommended referring him to the US Department of Justice for potential "criminal offences". Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation Chair Jason Neubauer told the BBC that the structure of the organisation was "deeply flawed". "One of the biggest standouts that I think that any company could take away is, if your CEO, was also filling the role of safety officer, and lead engineer at the end, it's just too many," he said. "It's a consolidation of power that leads to no checks and balances."

I wonder what Cabinet position he would had after Lewzer pardoned him?

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-06 10:13 PM

So, you're saying that if one were into touching obese people's junk, there might be a job opening for that.

#4 | Posted by censored at 2025-08-06 09:36 PM | Reply | Flag:

Check your local Carnival.

The Six Flags seat belt rule, which should have always been the rule, is that if you can't buckle your seat belt yourself, you can't ride the ride.

#7 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-08-07 10:06 AM

There is a great documentary out on this.

It's a disturbing story.

It clearly shows how the wealthy believe they are above the law.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-07 01:21 PM

It clearly shows how the wealthy believe they are above the law.

His idea that regulation and safety testing hampers innovation was a bit disturbing. He thought he was smarter than physics.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-07 01:34 PM

His idea that regulation and safety testing hampers innovation was a bit disturbing. He thought he was smarter than physics.
#9 | Posted by REDIAL

"If you give an infinite number of monkeys surplus fiberglass and Elmer's school glue, one of them will master faster-than-light travel."
-The Late Inventor of the Titan (probably)

#10 | Posted by censored at 2025-08-07 02:48 PM

Hubris is often accompanied by its play-date partner: nemesis.
I believe both HBO and Netflix have excellent documentaries on the Titan.

#11 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-08 05:05 AM

The HBO documentary is "Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster."
The one on Netflix is "Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster."

#12 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-08 06:13 AM

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