4 ms·

It unexpectedly lost communications about 2 hours into its decent. That is a possible/probable point in time where something went wrong.

• jamiek88 3y ago
  It’s also the point where they pass the depth that the porthole was rated for. They got lucky with that until they didn’t. They even fired a guy for whistle blowing about the porthole.
  • hef19898 3y ago
    Are you telling me, that the porthole of a DSV, intended to dive to the Titanic, was EDIT: not: rated for the depth the Titanic is at? This whole operation is getting sketchier by the minute...
    • inferiorhuman 3y ago
      They didn't want to spend the money to build a portal rated to 4000m.
    • inferiorhuman 3y ago
      https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/20/a-whistleblower-raised-safety-concerns-about-oceangates-submersible-in-2018-then-he-was-fired/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/20/a-whistleblower-raised-saf... The filing states that OceanGate refused to pay for the manufacturer to build a viewport that would meet the Titan’s intended depth of 4,000 meters. The Titanic lies about 3,800 meters below the surface. The filing also claims that hazardous flammable materials were being used within the submersible.
    • jamiek88 3y ago
      If you mean wasn’t rated then yes. It’s a shitshow from start to finish.