I am saddened as I read to think about the fact this could’ve been avoided.
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2023
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It should have been avoided. Facts tell us very clearly it could not have been: there has been zero regulatory appetite for this activity, in the U.S. or elsewhere. And adventure-seekers will amuse themselves even at the expense of other's lives. Amoral profiteers abound. Caveat Emptor.
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I mean, it's insanely easy to avoid being crushed at the bottom of the ocean in a homemade discount sub that everyone has tried to warn you is unsafe...just don't try to go to the bottom of the ocean in a homemade discount sub that everyone has tried to warn you is unsafe...
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I'm saddened by the amount of taxpayer money that was spent searching for 5 millionaires who went missing while on a joyride in a test vehicle.
I hear you. The best I can do is tell myself that hopefully the Coast Guard personnel and other mariners got some practice/training which will be useful in emergencies in the future. And it's still right to try and save someone, even if they put themselves in the dangerous situation.
I doubt it was much of an added expense. The search was carried out by Coast Guard and Navy personnel, who would be getting paid regardless.
If the sub hadn't gone missing, it's quite likely their time and resources would have been spent on practicing some sort of rescue mission.
The search was carried out by Coast Guard and Navy personnel, who would be getting paid regardless.
Bro the major cost in moving a host of ships is not the hourly wage of the sailors lol
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Lol fiberglass
This is why submarines are built out of steel.
This “engineer” failed at math class.
It would have been a brilliant business move if it had worked. Shysters and cheats have been mixing in expired or substandard additives to food and drug products for all of history. As long as nobody dies, and you don't get caught, it's just free money in your pocket. I believe it was Heintz, around the turn of the 20th century, who lobbied strongly in favor of the Pure Food and Drugs Act in the US because he felt it would give him a competitive advantage over others by requiring the additives in food be safe. Crazy concept, right?
Wow
Sounds like the company and / or his estate will have $0 once all the lawsuits are over. One way to completely screw over your family I guess.
*Late / recently deceased CEO