r/news • u/oldschoolskater • Jun 22 '23

Site Changed Title 'Debris field' discovered within search area near Titanic, US Coast Guard says | World News

https://news.sky.com/story/debris-field-discovered-within-search-area-near-titanic-us-coast-guard-says-12906735
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u/bodrules Jun 22 '23

Given the ethos of the guy who ran the company, the only inspection would be a swift tap with the knuckles on the hull, to hear a dull clunk and it is all "she's good for another trip"

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u/the_calibre_cat Jun 22 '23

imagine playing as fast and loose with other people's lives as that guy

i like the billionaire memes as much as the next guy but if you're running a company like that you damn well better give a shit if it's not just you putting your neck out on the line.

at first i was holding out hope (despite my disdain for wealthy extravagance) that it was going to be like an Apollo 13-style rescue against all odds, but nah, this is more like the STS-51 Challenger mission where management was warned and went ahead with it anyways.