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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not read all 126 pages.

Do they know what day the implosion occurred? Do they think the people suffered?

So sad.[/quote]

I doubt they did. It's possible they heard some creaking sounds as the vessel gave up. [/quote]

They didn’t “know” in the sense that once the implosion happened it happened so fast your brain literally couldn’t process it. But they did know they were descending too quickly and risking implosion or that they had an incursion of water in the hulk risking implosion because they were releasing ballast before they had reached the bottom and begun ascent. So they had warnings that they were in danger which is why they attempted to release ballast and either slow descent or begin assent before actually reaching Titanic. At a minimum, Rush and Nageolet knew they were in a dangerous situation in the minutes leading up to the implosion. [/quote]

Where did you hear they descended too quickly.  [/quote]

[twitter]https://twitter.com/WFLA/status/1671861445011689473[/twitter][/quote]

This guy's supposition is wrong. They released ballast just before the implosion because the Titan had sensors on the hull that indicated the carbon fiber was failing so the pilot was trying to return to the surface before it failed. James Cameron has talked about that

[twitter]https://twitter.com/chi_seminavento/status/1672181376055902209?s=20[/twitter][/quote]

But hasn't it also been reported that the hull monitoring system would only provide about a second's warning?  IIRC, that was one of the whistleblower's criticisms (the former employee who was fired).[/quote]

Maybe they made changes or developed a more sensitive warning system (that provided at least enough notice to release ballast) between that 5 year old lawsuit and now.  Not defending them or their death trap as it obviously was still unsafe. [/quote]
The problem is, weaknesses to the hull need to be detected before the vessel goes on a mission. Take an empty soda can, and stand on it. The thing will most likely support your weight. Now add a small dent to the side and it will crush instantly. At those depths, the opportunities for correction are almost futile, and the CEO is on the record stating such. [/quote]

They never tested this thing to failure, so they don't know how many dives it's good for before the hull becomes to weak to withstand the pressure.  Looks like 1 or 2.[/quote]

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