OceanGate Expeditions Titan DSV loss

[Rhinocrates]

What the Titan failure has taught us about exploring the deep ocean

One year ago, the Titan submersible was lost while visiting the wreck of the Titanic. Ocean explorer Victor Vescovo explains why the mishap could make future deep-ocean voyages safer.

www.bbc.com

Victor Vescovo weighs in.

A year later, many ask: "How has the incident changed deep-water exploration?"
There are two answers.
The first is: "I very much hope, not much."

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There is a second way the loss of the Titan could affect deep ocean exploration. The accident, in an almost eerie way, repeated many of the elements that contributed to the tragedy of the Titanic over a hundred years before it. However, the disaster could – and should – have a similar positive effect on future worldwide safety regulations.

 

[Rhinocrates]

He starts the article quoting James Cameron:

"[The Ocean] is a place where you've got to really know your stuff before you can step outside the box. You don't move fast and break things, as they say in Silicon Valley, if the thing you're going to break has got you inside it."
– Deep-ocean explorer, scientist and film-maker James Cameron, appearing on 60 Minutes Australia, 9 June 2024

 

[Scott Kenny]

He starts the article quoting James Cameron:

"[The Ocean] is a place where you've got to really know your stuff before you can step outside the box. You don't move fast and break things, as they say in Silicon Valley, if the thing you're going to break has got you inside it."
– Deep-ocean explorer, scientist and film-maker James Cameron, appearing on 60 Minutes Australia, 9 June 2024

And that is exactly why navies are the most conservative and resistant to change out of all the military branches.