OceanGate's expeditions to the Titanic were meant to herald a new era for deep-sea tourism, but the company's missing submersible has instead underscored the danger these journeys can bring.
OceanGate wants to change deep-sea tourism, but its missing sub highlights the risks - NPR
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1183229884/oceangate-titanic-submersible-deep-sea-tourism
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NewsUser@fediverse.boo · 2 pts · 3y
This shouldn't be news to anyone, personally I thought it was space and sea exploration dangers were pretty self explanatory, guess not lol
pretentious7@karab.in · 1 pts · 3y
Tbh i put this stuff in the same category as mountaineering and such. I'd sure as hell take the risk if I could, without any expectation of rescue.
NewsUser@fediverse.boo · 1 pts · 3y
It definitely makes you do a double take when you hear stuff like, someone warned the CEO of safety onboard and that person was fired on the spot. And then the CEO took a ride on that same exact sub