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Mike Reiss took the sub trip to the Titanic in the summer of 2022, and in his podcast he says his wife didn't go with him because she failed a Covid test right
by danso 3y ago
Mike Reiss took the sub trip to the Titanic in the summer of 2022, and in his podcast he says his wife didn't go with him because she failed a Covid test right before. It's unclear whether it was her decision or OceanGate's decision to play it safe. Reiss notes that during Covid, his wife had traveled to every continent without catching it until now, so she wasn't extremely paranoid. If OceanGate denied her, then it means they were worried more about the health risk of Covid in late 2022 than having to (partially) refund her $250k ticket.
I don't think Covid is by any means "just the flu", but I definitely think the risk of dying from it is significantly less than a visit to the Titanic.
https://twitter.com/MikeReissWriter/status/1545092529971818498 https://twitter.com/MikeReissWriter/status/15450925299718184...
https://bleav.com/shows/what-am-i-doing-here-with-mike-reiss/episodes/episode-40-the-titanic/ https://bleav.com/shows/what-am-i-doing-here-with-mike-reiss...
- jacquesm 3y agoI would estimate the chances of that sub not making it back to the surface at least 10%. The carbon fiber hull concept has me seriously worried, especially if the goal is repeated use of the same hull. Everybody seems to be focusing on the electronics and the UI, I don't see those as particularly problematic if the hull stays in one piece. But if it doesn't then none of the rest matters. Given the debris field the chances are better than even that the sub did implode. Repeatedly cycling carbon fiber in compression is a bad idea, and a CEO that throws out the rulebook and shows a very cavalier attitude to safety is fine if it is just you on board but with paying passengers it is utterly irresponsible.