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> Despite claiming otherwise on their homepage (archive.org still has it) they did attach equipmwnt directly to the carbon hull on the inside by screwing (!) to

> Despite claiming otherwise on their homepage (archive.org still has it) they did attach equipmwnt directly to the carbon hull on the inside by screwing (!) to the hull. Result, all the fibers cut by the screws don't take any load whatsoever anymore, increased risk of delaminations (the hull is compressed, the screw on the inside isn't) This one is actually the most mind-blowing to me if true. That and the fact that it actually made it to Titanic a few times and back without catastrophic failure.

hef19898 3y ago
The first thing I saw of Titan, while lookong for some footage of the infamous controller, was two screenholders, and that lightbar fr AliExpress or something, directly screwed into the inside of the hull... I honestely do not know what to say about all of this, which is actually pretty rare. I pitty the other four passengers, Rush got what asked for, and rightly so.
- carrolldunham 3y ago
  It was screwed into a floating inner liner cylinder which you can see in any video is separated from the hull. Get the facts straight before sounding off with gleeful incredulity.
  - hef19898 3y ago
    Just rechecked a video, and there is some kind of liner used, to which the equipment is attached. I stand corrected. There is nothing gleeful in any of my comments so, quite the opposite, I am really sad. Amd getting the facts straight requires a proper investigation, one that is happening. What I did was a superficial "FMEA" based on whatever, incomplete, information was publicly available at the time. Some is wrong, some is missing and some comes straight from OceanGate / Rush himself.
2-718-281-828 3y ago
> That and the fact that it actually made it to Titanic a few times and back without catastrophic failure. i've no idea what i'm talking about but my guess would be that they were sort of aware of the design shortcomings and then just tried to compensate by overengineering the static components. and then they just pretended the material wouldn't progressively deteriorate towards the inevitable demise.

hef19898 3y ago

The first thing I saw of Titan, while lookong for some footage of the infamous controller, was two screenholders, and that lightbar fr AliExpress or something, directly screwed into the inside of the hull... I honestely do not know what to say about all of this, which is actually pretty rare. I pitty the other four passengers, Rush got what asked for, and rightly so.

carrolldunham 3y ago
It was screwed into a floating inner liner cylinder which you can see in any video is separated from the hull. Get the facts straight before sounding off with gleeful incredulity.
- hef19898 3y ago
  Just rechecked a video, and there is some kind of liner used, to which the equipment is attached. I stand corrected. There is nothing gleeful in any of my comments so, quite the opposite, I am really sad. Amd getting the facts straight requires a proper investigation, one that is happening. What I did was a superficial "FMEA" based on whatever, incomplete, information was publicly available at the time. Some is wrong, some is missing and some comes straight from OceanGate / Rush himself.

2-718-281-828 3y ago

> That and the fact that it actually made it to Titanic a few times and back without catastrophic failure. i've no idea what i'm talking about but my guess would be that they were sort of aware of the design shortcomings and then just tried to compensate by overengineering the static components. and then they just pretended the material wouldn't progressively deteriorate towards the inevitable demise.