Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search

[Fibonacci]

Compare and contrast OceanGate with the level of design, engineering and testing required for Caladan Oceanic’s Triton 36000 fully certified unlimited depth (hot forged Titanium proof tested at 1,400 BAR 140 MPa) submersible

 

[berndo]

Who took the Berlin wall down? RR.

Nobody took the Berlin wall down. The Soviet Union collapsed and the DDR (the part of Germany that was behind the wall) was controlled and dependant on them.

 

[Russjstewart]

And as no surprise to anyone. US Coast Guard Convenes Marine Board of Investigation to Probe Titan Loss

 

[Wookie]

And as no surprise to anyone. US Coast Guard Convenes Marine Board of Investigation to Probe Titan Loss

Huh.

It’s a bit of a surprise to me. It may be a US company, but operating from a Canadian flagged vessel, from a Canadian port, in international waters.

The US Coast Guard can investigate, but the findings are useless.

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

Naaah! Chronology matters

If so, what have ya done for me lately?

 

[Russjstewart]

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Huh.

It’s a bit of a surprise to me. It may be a US company, but operating from a Canadian flagged vessel, from a Canadian port, in international waters.

The US Coast Guard can investigate, but the findings are useless.

Call me a cynic, but this is a very high profile incident and does involve the death of a U.S. citizen. A possible result of the investigation might simply to be to verify that US agencies had no control of the vessel and therefore icannot be blamed for lack of enforcement

I suspect the British, French and Pakistan governments will also do something, even if it is a coroners inquest.

The following has more information
U.S. Coast Guard Declares Titan Loss a 'Major Marine Casualty' and contains links to lawyers already posting about the incident

The Solemn Role of the Coast Guard and NTSB in Casualties Involving Passenger-Carrying Submersibles | Insights | Holland & Knight

The tragic loss of the submersible vessel Titan has garnered international attention and raised questions as to the role of the U.S. in oversight of tourism submersibles.

www.hklaw.com

Where was the Titan manufactured, according to hklaw.com
U.S. regulations also require that vessels built in the United States or operating in U.S. waters be certificated by the USCG to meet applicable requirements for safety at sea, as well as other regulations established pursuant to law

 

[Akimbo]

For what it's worth, I concur with this analysis:

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One point is worth clarification, "off the shelf" components. A great number of "off the shelf" components are used in commercial and military aircraft, nuclear submarines, saturation diving systems, and DSVs (manned Deep Submergence Vehicle). However, there is a HUGE difference between industrial and Mil-Spec grade products like Swagelok, CPV, Airpax, and DG O’Brien versus consumer products like game controllers and big box hardware store parts.

 

[O-ring]

Dunno about where you live, but at my Home Depot the submersible aisle is two down from the cave diving aisle. One trip down there for essentials and then to the plumbing aisle for a hot water heater, cut the top off and then a quick run through appliances for the door from a front load washer and you are practically already at the grand staircase.

 

[Wookie]

Dunno about where you live, but at my Home Depot the submersible aisle is two down from the cave diving aisle. One trip down there for essentials and then to the plumbing aisle for a hot water heater, cut the top off and then a quick run through appliances for the door from a front load washer and you are practically already at the grand staircase.

Why would you heat hot water?

 

[O-ring]

Why would you heat hot water?

As soon as I typed that I knew someone would come along and "correct" it.