Titan had an unconventional carbon-fibre hull, and marine engineers have drawn attention to the fact the vessel was never 'classed' or certified by an independent third party to ensure it met certain safety standards
HALIFAX — A German man who was among the first customers to successfully descend to the Titanic wreck aboard a submersible destroyed in an implosion one week ago believes the tragedy will put an end to adventure tourism at the site for the foreseeable future.
“I think this kind of public tourism died last week,” Loibl said in a phone interview Sunday. “I think it will take a very long time before somebody will try it again. They will need to make a sub that is much more safe and it will take a lot of money.” Titan had an unconventional carbon-fibre hull, and marine engineers have drawn attention to the fact the vessel was never “classed” or certified by an independent third party to ensure it met certain safety standards. In 2018, a group of engineers wrote a letter warning that the company's “experimental” approach could have “catastrophic” consequences.
“It’s not comfortable, it’s only a bottom where you have to sit and you can only stay on your knees, you cannot stand,” he said. “There are small windows where it’s possible for only one or two people to look out and you are sitting very near to each other, legs are over legs. You really have no space inside the sub.”
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