“visible flaws” in the carbon fiber supplied to OceanGate raised the risk of small flaws expanding into larger tears during “pressure cycling.”

recommendation was that non-destructive testing of the Titan’s hull was necessary

OceanGate would instead rely on its much touted acoustic monitoring system.

might only provide “milliseconds” of warning before a catastrophic implosion.

So not only is it almost certain the hull ruptured,
it was completely preventable, if the company had given a shit.

May the people that got suckered into boarding this deathtrap rest at peace.

I’m curious about the specifications of the Carbon Fiber hull. Carbon fiber laminates are notorious for delaminating. I cant imagine the stresses on that hull from repeated pressure cycling. What nondestructive methods were they planning to use to investigate the hull? The article does not say. Also the veiwport not being certified for human operation at that depth is a major indicator.

Either the hull imploded and they were disintegrated in a 5,000 psi crush of water, or the viewport failed, then they were imploded and disintegrated. Jeez that’s horrible.

You can see a tour of the submersible here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29co_Hksk6o&t=139s

Couldn’t pay me a million dollars to get in that contraption and go to 30 meters even. Crazy.