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A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate’s submersible in 2018. Then he was fired. (techcrunch.com)

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The director of marine operations at OceanGate was fired after raising concerns about its first-of-a-kind carbon fiber hull.

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[–] dexchemist 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Another corporation cutting corners to save money at the expense of human lives. I bet the CEO is regretting his decisions now that he is most likely in an imploded sub at the bottom of the ocean, feel bad for the others though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I bet he's not. :/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

As bad as I feel for them, they still made the choice to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and sign away liability.