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the industry have been trying over the years to change the dynamic. but, it had become a fairly cast in stone. and it was clear that stockton was not going to change the path that he was on. you know, when you want to build a new vehicle and a new submersible. you have to make some decisions in the design phase. and then you have to make more decisions as the build comes together and finally have to make the final decision is the craft safe to operate? the time for making decisions about titan was some years ago, back during the design phase. and stockton had never once what needs to be changed? given the fact that it was on classed which means uncertified for people who are not familiar. what standards and regulations do you believe can come out of this? well, again, for the industry, only operates classed
and most people don t know this. no fatalities, no major accidents in deep submergence. there were a couple of fatalities with very shallow operating subs in the late 60s. but that s longer ago than the time from the wright brothers at kitty hawk to the first 747s flying. so you can imagine there s been a lot of development in between. so, you know, one of the saddest aspects of this is how preventable it really was, you know, and that to me is the greatest heartbreak of the whole thing. well, i wanted to ask about that because, i mean, you know a lot of about submersibles, having designed your own one, but safety concerns had been raised with. absolutely. and they should be raised. they should be raised, because they cut corners. they used unproven experimental technology on a sub that took passengers. and to me, that s inexcusable. and they were uncertified.
they should be raised, because they cut corners. they used unproven experimental technology on a sub that took passengers. and to me, that s inexcusable. and they were uncertified. and they knew that the certification process would not approve the technologies that they adopted. i think it s fine to be an innovator. you know, the sub that you sat in, that we built and that i operated to the deepest place on the planet, was an experimental craft. i own it. it was not certified. it was an experimental craft, just like, you know, the mercury and gemini and apollo rockets were experimental craft. they weren t certified, but they weren t taking passengers either. you know, i think the second that you create a business model around asking people for $250,000 to take them to some place, you have to ensure their safety, you have to jump through every possible hoop and you have to listen to the consensus in the engineering community.