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Skybird · 06-20-23, 05:42 AM

CBS journalist David Pogue was invited to travel on OceanGate's Titan submersible on a press trip last year, to reach the wreckage of the Titanic.
He told the BBC that passengers were sealed inside the main capsule by several bolts that were applied from the outside and had to be removed by an external crew.
He said he initially thought the sub seemed improvised: "You steer this sub with an Xbox game controller, some of the ballast is abandoned construction pipes."
If the sub became trapped or sprung a leak "there's no backup, there's no escape pod", he said.
[BBC]

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No chance I would have gone aboard that.

06-20-23, 05:42 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,829 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	CBS journalist David Pogue was invited to travel on OceanGate's Titan submersible on a press trip last year, to reach the wreckage of the Titanic. He told the BBC that passengers were sealed inside the main capsule by several bolts that were applied from the outside and had to be removed by an external crew. He said he initially thought the sub seemed improvised: "You steer this sub with an Xbox game controller, some of the ballast is abandoned construction pipes." If the sub became trapped or sprung a leak "there's no backup, there's no escape pod", he said. [BBC] ------------ No chance I would have gone aboard that. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.