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The NY Post got their hands on some pretty damning text messages where this CEO was irresponsibly downplaying the risks and cutting the ticket price for a potential prospect. I know he's dead now, but I hope some sort of regulations come out of this.

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[–] CDN@beehaw.org 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There already are regulations; he just didn't like them. Dude was breaking the law, and he was proud of it.

[–] Ragnell@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

Even if he's dead, his investors and his company should still be held accountable for all this bullshit. We need to put a stop to these assholes cutting out every safety measure except the liability waiver they make the customers sign.

[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

International waters. No regulations.

[–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

NooooOOOoooo Regulations

starring Angony Submouraine

[–] CharlesReed@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't understand how this guy kept saying this sub was the safest thing, and then turned around and had passengers sign a waiver stating that death was in the cards. I would think that would make someone question whether the guy actually thought it was safe. Then again, I'm not rich and dumb (just poor and dumb lol). The disconnect is amazing.

[–] administrator@lemmy.pro 7 points 1 year ago

Adding on to the other person saying “to be fair”, you gotta sign a waiver when doing nearly anything with any risk: renting a moped, scuba diving, horseback riding, zip lining, any random thing has risks.

[–] Vaelea@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair, you have to sign a waiver when getting even the most routine surgery too (in Australia, anyway)

[–] CharlesReed@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

While that is true, and as the person below mentioned there are a lot of things with risk that have waivers, you don't necessarily see the people making you sign those waivers telling everyone that said risks are stupid to even consider, as Rush did in the texts he sent.

[–] overlordror@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This guy was shopping around discount tickets in a way that makes it seem like his company was in financial trouble. Willing to take a $100K haircut on the ticket price just to get bodies on the sub?

[–] keeb420@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's got bodies on the sub now.

[–] Dr_Cog@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think you can say there is a sub at this point

[–] thekernel@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

nor bodies.

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 3 points 1 year ago

In interviews he's said they were operating at a loss on a previous trip.

[–] Jo@readit.buzz 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There hasn’t even been an injury in 35 years in a non-military sub,”

xkcd has covered this.

45 a year in the US alone! That's way higher than I thought it would be.

[–] polarimetric@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

To be fair, with the way people drive in the US lately, that might be right for the wrong reason.

[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Safer than [notoriously dangerous activity]" seems pretty on-brand with this guy

[–] escapedgoat@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Safer than a toddler juggling chainsaws. What's to be scared of?

[–] paramaramboh@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

safer than crossing a street, well, yes, but that's why we want to ban cars as much as possible - people dying for stupid preventable a reasons is a trend we kinda want to stop, I'd wager

[–] hamburglar26@wilbo.tech 5 points 1 year ago

I wonder what kind of liability the ship that hauled this thing out there has. No way I would have helped this guy in any way.

[–] HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Not gonna lie, the idea of a giant squid attacking the sub is pretty funny. It’s like something out of a cartoon.