As frantic search and rescue efforts continue to attempt to locate the missing submersible Titan, which went missing on Sunday on an expedition to dive on the wreck of the Titanic, long-standing concerns about the safety of the submersible have resurfaced.
Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, the firm that built and operated the submersible has been a vocal advocate of innovation while at times downplaying the primacy of safety in submersible design.
In an interview last year, Rush said, “‘You know, there’s a limit. At some point safety just is pure waste. I mean if you just want to be safe, don’t get out of bed.”
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The death toll from an overloaded boat that capsized in a remote part of Nigeria’s north central region has risen to more than 100, police and officials said on Wednesday, in one of the worst such disasters in recent years.
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Following over a year of negotiations, labor negotiations at US West Coast ports have stalled, resulting in a wave of strikes.
On Sunday, an overloaded chartered houseboat on Italy’s Lake Maggiore was caught in a sudden, violent storm and capsized, killing four of the 21 passengers and two crew. Sadly, this sort of boating accident, while tragic, is not entirely out of the ordinary.