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Originally Posted by flybigjet
The Minister and I recently watched two different documentaries about the Titan submersible.
1. "Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster" on Netflix
2. "Implosion: The Titan Sub Disaster" on Max (HBO).
Both were very interesting and showed slightly different viewpoints from some of the primary actors, evidence, etc.
I can't say that I "enjoyed" it, seeing as how it's a documentary about the power of hubris and how thinking you're the smartest guy in the room led to the deaths of said "smartest guy" and four other people, but it was very, very interesting.
The Minister isn't usually into this sort of thing, but she was pretty much fascinated as well. Watching both documentaries within a day or two gave a fuller picture of what happened-- you got to see things highlighted from different angles.
Pilots tend to not really consider "risk mitigation"-- it's just ingrained as something you *constantly* do as part of the normal way of doing things It's built into EVERY training program on the planet from Day One Lecture One. It's so much a part of how you train and fly that you just sort of do it automatically without really thinking about it as "risk mitigation"-- I guess it's comparable to an F1 driver just "knowing" the perfect entry and exit of an apex; it's just something that they've been inculcated to "just do" as part of their training. There were SO MANY red flags regarding the submersible, the operation and the guy running the show that I'd think pretty much ANY trained professional would run screaming in terror away from the sub if offered a free ride.
Just the sub itself looked like a kludge'd together Home Depot project-- no protection on wiring, no strain gauges, regular fittings exposed to salt water, bolts not remotely the correct tensile strength, unproven (for a reason) carbon fiber-- and multiple "dive abort" problems that were met with a "meh" instead of a "We almost died- let's go back to the drawing board on this one". If it was me being offered a ride down to the Titanic on this submersible (AT SIX **THOUSAND** PSI), I can't for a freaking *millisecond* think that I'd go "yeah, that'll "probably" not kill us and it's "probably" safe-- let's go!".
Anyhow, both are very much worth a watch.
Fair warning though: You may end up throwing pillows at the tv going "What a F***ing TOOL!!!" when you watch problem after problem get whitewashed and covered up-- the hubris and arrogance displayed is pretty astonishing.
R.
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I wish I had the patience to watch a film about this submersible disaster like you, but with the news of this at the time the last thing I thought was that they would make a crassy film about it.