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From this comment in the other thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36394421 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36394421 > OceanGate CEO Stockton Rus
by mcpackieh 3y ago
From this comment in the other thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36394421 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36394421
> OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush says the company had been evaluating the potential of using a carbon fiber composite hull since 2010, primarily because it permits creation of a pressure vessel that is naturally buoyant and, therefore, would enable OceanGate to forgo the use — and the significant expense — of syntactic foam on its exterior.
https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/composite-submersibles-under-pressure-in-deep-deep-waters https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/composite-submersib...