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I don't really understand all the media hubbub about this. People die in private boats all the time, probably several more that week alone. But this is being tr
by wkat4242 2y ago
I don't really understand all the media hubbub about this. People die in private boats all the time, probably several more that week alone. But this is being treated like a major disaster and someone must be held responsible.
Is it just because it was some rich guy that died? I don't think that makes it worse in any way than any other accident where people died, to be honest.
I just don't really understand the outrage about this. When I hear that a young family is killed by a drunk driver I'm much more angry and sad. But you don't see the New York Times writing about those when they happen on the other side of the world. These people mattered too but they knowingly took a risk by camping out in the sea.
- orbital-decay 2y agoHow many of them are poorly designed superyachts, though? Superyachts are perceived as extra safe, and surely design blunders like this one are outstanding in 21st century naval engineering. I think a lot of people on HN would love to read a postmortem on how exactly the process in an experienced engineering company got bent to cater to the client's preference enough to kill him, or at least a safety board investigation report.
- foobarian 2y agoIt does seem like the incident is shedding a lot of new light on how poorly the super yacht design is regulated. Honestly one look at that mast and unless that thing is on a submarine I really don't know what the builders were thinking.
- BJones12 2y ago1) Rich guy died 2) Crazy expensive luxury vehicle found to be secretly death trap 3) Millions/tens of millions of people are now familiar with luxury yachting thanks to the Below Deck TV shows 4) Undoubtedly some story of incompetence or negligence lurking