The sub went missing while carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic.

  • econpol
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    181 year ago

    Not sure I’d call him a con man, if he believed in it himself. He was on the ship, if I heard right.

    • insomniac_lemon
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      201 year ago

      So he conned himself. A common thing for grifters when their schemes aren’t actually that smart.

      (but at least he got that jawbreaker)

    • dball37
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      131 year ago

      He was conning himself too. He was too excited to be doing something that he didn’t care to listen to warnings or heed regulations. He wanted to be a trailblazer, but his eyes were bigger than his plate, if you will.

    • riktor
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      91 year ago

      Yes, there has been successful trips that he’s taken tourists down to the titanic and back. However, his track record isn’t rock solid. His original design wasn’t rated for the depths he was going. It wasn’t until a whistleblower came out (which he retaliated against by firing btw) that the submersible porthole was redesigned. Who knows if the “redesign” was actually rated for the depths he was travelling. All we know is that he “replaced” it.

      This is the same person that said safety regulations stifle innovation. Yeah, regulations might slow down innovation but you know… they’re intended to keep people alive. The Titan wasn’t certified by any governing body to travel to the depths it was going.

      He didn’t fully disclose to his travelers what they were getting themselves into. People say they had to sign a waiver. There’s a waiver I got to sign to a eat spicy chicken sandwich at a local restaurant joint. I got to sign a waiver to park my car in a parking lot. You think 100% of people actually read them? It’s just like software terms and conditions. Scroll to the bottom and accept.

      • Dadd Volante
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        11 year ago

        Signing a waiver for a 9 dollar sandwich and a 150,000 dollar tour is much different.

        If I’m spending that kind of money, I’m reading EVERYTHING.