“I’d like to be remembered as an innovator,” he said, speaking from the interior of one of OceanGate’s submersibles. “I think it was [famous American General Douglas] MacArthur that said, ‘You’re remembered for the rules you break.’”
“I have broken some rules to make this,” he conceded. “I think I’ve broken them with logic and good engineering behind me. The carbon fiber and titanium—there is a rule that you don’t do that. Well, I did.”
If it was just him and his buddies getting on this sub and doing dangerous voyages then I see no problem.
But to ignore industry experts and invite paying clients onto your ultra-dangerous submarine, well that’s not a good look.
The simple fact that there was no possible egress without outside assistance should have been reason enough to scrap the design. With constant safety issues on what seems like every single one of their dives, I’m actually amazed that the Titan didn’t kill someone sooner.