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Old 06-22-2023, 03:06 PM   #581
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by Tron_fdc View Post
I'd be pooping bricks if I was an engineer that worked on the design and pressure envelope rating of that thing. It isn't easy to do, but with the proper QC checks you should be able find defects well in advance of failure.
Stockton Rush fired the engineer who tried to get specifications and safety ratings for the Titan. The engineer got stonewalled trying to find specs for the window they ordered and eventually discovered the vendor only certified it to half the depth that OceanGate was taking it down to. He raised the alarms and got fired.
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