Why the Titan submersible was doomed from the start
. In January 2018, then-director of marine operations David Lochridge filed a report identifying serious safety concerns including improper testing of its carbon-fibre hull, according to court documents filed in Washington state.
Meanwhile, a search and rescue expert says it appears Rush’s company was not prepared to deal with emergencies. “This is the highest of the high-risk areas we can think of,” he said in an interview, adding that offshore operations like drilling platforms are required to submit detailed preparedness manuals to the Canadian Coast Guard. “If something were to happen at the Hibernia , I would go to their manual. They have a volume with alerting matrixes and all the technical items.”
There were also warnings about Titan’s lack of backup systems — another worrisome trait that stands in sharp contrast to the practices of high-reliability organizations.
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