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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There’s a lot about OceanGate that confuses and alarms me but the thing on my mind this afternoon is why there isn’t any way for the people inside to get out without an external crew. That just seems insane—all those ways to theoretically ensure the Titan makes it to the surface in case of emergency but then you just bob there, oxygen running out, too bad? (And the submersible is white?! Not neon orange?? I hate everything about this.)

[–] lemmein 1 points 2 years ago

Most likely that any design that involves opening it from the inside would make a huge compromise to the vessel that could become deadly deep down with those insane pressures.