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The "old white guy" OceanGate fired after he blew the whistle on safety concerns

submitted by chrimony to whatever 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 14:16:20 ago (+57/-0)     (files.catbox.moe)

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According to court documents reviewed by CBS MoneyWatch, OceanGate fired employee David Lochridge in 2018 after he expressed concern about the submersible's safety.

In his complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Lochridge alleged he had raised concerns about the safety of the Titan with OceanGate and advised the company to conduct more testing of the the vessel's hull. Lochridge said he had disagreed with his employer about the best way to test the safety of the sub and that he objected to OceanGate's decision to perform dives without "non-destructive testing to prove its integrity."

"The paying passengers would not be aware, and would not be informed, of this experimental design, the lack of non-destructive testing of the hull, or that hazardous flammable materials were being used within the submersible," Lochridge's legal filing stated.

The Titan relied on carbon fiber for a hull that would carry passengers as deep as 4,000 meters, a depth that Lochridge claimed in the court filing had never been reached in a carbon fiber-constructed sub. According to his claim, he learned the vessel was built to withstand a certified pressure of 1,300 meters, although OceanGate planned to take passengers to 4,000 meters.

Lochridge also expressed concern that the company planned for the sub to rely on an acoustic monitoring system to detect if the hull was breaking down or about to fail. That wouldn't provide much help in an emergency, Lochridge claimed in the filing, because the acoustic analysis would only alert people about imminent problems, "often milliseconds before an implosion."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-submarine-oceangate-hull-safety-lawsuit/


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[ - ] RobertJHarsh 23 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 15:11:45 ago (+23/-0)

Welp. He's alive. So he wins.

[ - ] deleted 11 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 15:50:58 ago (+11/-0)

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[ - ] Breeder 2 points 10 monthsJun 24, 2023 01:19:39 ago (+2/-0)

A good night's sleep and a bright sunrise is his reward.

[ - ] BulletStopper 0 points 10 monthsJun 24, 2023 01:28:44 ago (+0/-0)

I'd check that girl's pockets. That "Wednesday Addams" look on her face tells me you might find some suspicious looking bolts.

"Fire my Daddy will you? Fine. Enjoy your trip, fuckers..."

[ - ] Zyklonbeekeeper 8 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 15:01:31 ago (+8/-0)

Without an "NDT" cert. it would be impossible to acquire liability insurance, before any other company, ie divers, marine services, docking etc, can supply a service there has to be proof of insurance(s) or else nothing moves...how did this entire process play out to begin with without an NDT certification?...I'll tell you how, I've been in business a long time and the system functions on a "who you know or blow" basis and when it blows up the cover ups begin....I have no empathy for anyone involved.

[ - ] HeyJames 6 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 15:04:49 ago (+6/-0)

Wait this was all done without NDT certification? LOL. That's absolute trash. You're exactly right. This "investor" was friends with a jew in the maritime authority.

[ - ] Zyklonbeekeeper 6 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 16:21:27 ago (+6/-0)

I've been in the crane industry for a long time and every fucking year all of my cranes, rigging, implements and auxiliary components had to have NDT cert or else no pass, and if you took the chance and managed to provide a service to an unsuspecting customer and something went wrong the first thing the OSHA inspectors asked for was all engineer certification including operator's license...I had an engineering firm on retainer for 30 years at a minimum of 100K per year, on major projects engineering fees would be astronomical, but built in to the cost of doing business....I was in a pretty unique situation mind you, there were plenty of times when my engineers would consult with me re a process or procedure that they were unsure of but when it comes to NDT there's no fucking around, even right down to the wheel rims.

[ - ] HeyJames 2 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 16:41:28 ago (+2/-0)

Oh yes I have dealt with NDT before on construction projects specifically high pressure piping applications in industrial processes. People can go to jail over falsified NDT tests which lead to an incident. Of course a lot of the time the NDT technicians are total monkies. However they did give us film and files at the end of the project. Very surprised that they were allowed to go forward without such testing. From what I know of the shipyards normally this testing is very stringent. Would have thought that documentation was required before a pressure rated vessel was determined seaworthy.

[ - ] Belfuro 6 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 16:44:55 ago (+6/-0)

Columbia, challenger were all certified.
So was the titanic for that matter.

Oh and of course Pfizer shots

[ - ] HeyJames 2 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 21:22:20 ago (+2/-0)

You can't fake testing that you get imaging from. It's like trying to "fake" an MRI or x ray

[ - ] Zyklonbeekeeper 1 point 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 20:21:13 ago (+1/-0)

@HeyJames...actually marine requirements fall under a different jurisdiction than "Terra Firma" stipulations, I won't get into the contrasting aspects but when it comes down to NDT cert there's no variables...one example of the differences is in trades certification, one is not required to have a hoisting engineers cert to operate a ship's crane but on land (terra firma regs) it's the law, the same goes for environmental emissions standards, totally different...basically Loyds of London controls the marine insurance industry and they'll dictate who is bound to what, if they don't like something then they don't insure it and without insurance no ship will navigate through a lock system.

[ - ] TheBigGuyFromQueens 1 point 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:42:56 ago (+3/-2)*

Reminds me of my time managing a Balinese man brothel. Those damned inspectors would be in there every week: “You have to have 1 jizz mopper for every 5000 square feet of space.” “The female clientele can’t open air dry their twats on the adjacent beach.” “No balls across the nose near the fire exits” “You have to use a capful of bleach for 4 gallons of mop water.” Blah Blah BLAH!

I already have to kick up tribute to the Chief of Police and the Mayor and you nitpicking health and safety inspectors can’t even let my guys service these lonely cunts in peace??!! Is it too much to ask that my client base be unmolested while getting fucked in the ass by a foreign man whore? Can a swarthy Southeast Asian blow a load uninterrupted in their pasty faces so I can keep the lights on in this fucking joint?

[ - ] BulletStopper 1 point 10 monthsJun 24, 2023 01:34:45 ago (+1/-0)

Speaking as a former Balinese man-whore, can confirm.

[ - ] bossman131 0 points 10 monthsJun 24, 2023 20:23:52 ago (+0/-0)

The FDA also assures us that everything will be just fine.

[ - ] NedsHead 1 point 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 22:39:55 ago (+1/-0)

NDT is the bare minimum! I would expect at least one full destructive test. I work as a machinist at a forge that supplies the steel for the Australia's defense subs being built, we forge and machine the hulls, the first step is produce dozens of "blast plates" that are taken into the South Australian desert and destructively tested with explosives, each plate has slightly different metallurgy and they pick the best one. To think they didn't even pressure test one to failure is insane..

[ - ] NeedleStack 4 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 14:20:03 ago (+4/-0)

His daughter's face is great. What a character; shy but mischievous-looking.

[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 6 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 16:57:04 ago (+6/-0)

I was about to be shitty to you, but then I realized that you're a lady so I pumped the brakes. They do look like a nice family.

[ - ] NeedleStack 0 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:28:25 ago (+0/-0)

lol!

[ - ] Ragnar 0 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 23:55:21 ago (+0/-0)

Simp

[ - ] HeavyBrain 5 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:55:34 ago (+5/-0)

"Hah my dad got fired and couldn't buy me new stuff, but that fucking jew is dead so we are even now" kinda look.

[ - ] TheBigGuyFromQueens 0 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:58:02 ago (+0/-0)

Looks like a harelip

[ - ] Prairie 3 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 19:24:10 ago (+3/-0)

vessel was built to withstand a certified pressure of 1,300 meters, although OceanGate planned to take passengers to 4,000 meters.

Pressure at depth 1300m: 1844 psi

Pressure at depth 4000m: 5673 psi

Huge difference in what it was subjected to.

[ - ] NedsHead 2 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 22:24:24 ago (+2/-0)

I'd wear a shit eater grin if he were my Dad too

[ - ] HeavyBrain 1 point 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:54:23 ago (+1/-0)

Hey at least the faggot who fired him got the ESG money and didn't speak german.

[ - ] Inward 1 point 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:32:36 ago (+1/-0)

Hunter Biden made a plea deal.

[ - ] con77 1 point 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 14:44:00 ago (+2/-1)

Still alive

[ - ] jigganiggaboo 0 points 10 monthsJun 24, 2023 02:36:00 ago (+0/-0)

He tried to help them and they thanked him by firing him. The company is fully responsible for the deaths of these rich fuck faces

[ - ] fnbs 0 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 15:17:00 ago (+1/-1)

Now theres a milf

[ - ] deleted 0 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:45:24 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] NuckFiggers -1 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 20:23:02 ago (+0/-1)

It's fascinating to see what destruction women do to a business when there is no one around to tell them know. They legitimately just destroy shit and have no idea what is going wrong.

[ - ] Hoobeejoo 0 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 23:58:16 ago (+0/-0)

It's fascinating to see what destruction women do to a business when there is no one around to tell them...

Even when there's someone around, they don't fucking listen most of the time.

I was the COO for a large bail bond company. I wad the number two guy. Well my boss ended up taking some lead to the head during a fight with his wife. It was ruled a "suicide". After, the the dust settled, I sat her down and explained a bit how the business worked and how I could run everything until she was ready. I told her I could teach everything g she needed to know and we could still keep the business going. I told her point fucking blank, "If you do what I tell you and sign where I tell you to sign, I will make you a millionaire". Shee agreed. The first thing she did was go about and buy a brand new dodge charger and got herself a tit job.
I knew it over right then. In less than two years, she destroyed what took me and her husband 5 years to build.

When she said she was getting her boobs done, I immediately started looking to open up my own office. Stupid bitch fucked up a perfectly good business.

[ - ] NuckFiggers 0 points 10 monthsJun 24, 2023 00:59:41 ago (+0/-0)

I could tell you tons of stories like this. I've seen shit like this in different industries throughout the years.

[ - ] KingsPawn -1 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 14:45:17 ago (+0/-1)*

The corpses must be found... It's so absurd the lack of safety on OceanGate submarine, I'm already suspicious they're defrauding the insurance company (by faking their own deaths).

[ - ] RobertJHarsh 8 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 15:15:12 ago (+8/-0)

You won't be finding much of any corpses. The sea creatures that ordered "5 guys" have probably picked all the bones clean. You might find teeth and some bones shards but that's it.

[ - ] fritz_maurentod 7 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 15:59:03 ago (+7/-0)

If the hull imploded in a fraction of a second at pressure of 381 atmospheres, the organic material ignites and explodes like inside a diesel engine, the remainders are then crushed again by the second wave of compression. There is not much left of them, not even to feed the fish.

[ - ] stz77 1 point 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:42:45 ago (+1/-0)

Are you sure about the explosion part? I knew the implosion part but holy shit at an explosion. So their bodies compressed like hell, exploded and further compressed?

[ - ] Spaceman84 4 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:46:26 ago (+4/-0)

Yes. Basically cavitation.

[ - ] PhantomXLII 1 point 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 19:10:35 ago (+1/-0)

Mmhmm. That's why depth charges were such dicks to submarines back in the day. They don't have to actually hit and blow a hole in the sub, they just gotta get close enough to where that explosion causes the water to rush back in that "hole" in the ocean so hard that it rips the sub apart.

And those things are made of steel and whatever else.

Humans are squishy.

[ - ] fritz_maurentod 0 points 10 monthsJun 24, 2023 03:55:23 ago (+0/-0)

No, I am not. But the temperature will certainly rise in an instant to several thousand degrees, evaporating most substances and generating additional gas. That's usually an explosion. You can use Gay-Lussac's equation you learned at school to get an idea of the temperature increase. It might be that the explosion is cancelled by the implosion and you don't see anything from the outside. The only way to know for sure is to send more Jews down but with cameras this time.

[ - ] NedsHead 0 points 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 22:46:49 ago (+0/-0)

I wish there was footage from outside, it would have looked awesome

[ - ] HeavyBrain 1 point 10 monthsJun 23, 2023 17:56:43 ago (+1/-0)

What could a billionair possibly have to gain from playing a rigged jew lottery he didn't already won 1000x fold?