Former OceanGate Operations Director explains how he was IGNORED on safety concerns

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  • Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2024

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  • @North_West1
    @North_West1 Месяц назад +184

    This guy was sued by Oceangate for sounding his safety concerns. (Before failure)

    • @robertmcnearny9222
      @robertmcnearny9222 Месяц назад +9

      He counter sueed and they dropped everything

    • @whereisyourhumanity7557
      @whereisyourhumanity7557 Месяц назад

      Yes, another Narky device. Narky Nark Nark viciously attacks those who have valid oppostion; so others will feel threatened and afraid to attack him, or support the valid opposition.

  • @LadyHeathersLair
    @LadyHeathersLair Месяц назад +109

    Props to this guy. A man of honour. And smart enough to keep the “receipts “, to use the modern day vernacular.

  • @therickman1990
    @therickman1990 Месяц назад +165

    If Stockton was still alive this entire investigation would've been the biggest "I told you so" ever. Sadly, he couldn't take the pressure

    • @darylcastillo1439
      @darylcastillo1439 Месяц назад +24

      You did a pun. You did a PUN!

    • @DanielJohnson-ec8rk
      @DanielJohnson-ec8rk Месяц назад +15

      He was crushed under the pressure

    • @hagestad
      @hagestad Месяц назад

      Lots of dicks fold under pressure and Stockton real name was Richard. Yep Richard (Dick) Rush.

    • @Xiampartyboyx
      @Xiampartyboyx Месяц назад +6

      Bruv 🤔😎

    • @Gailardia
      @Gailardia Месяц назад +2

      ​@@DanielJohnson-ec8rk more like the flood of pressure was killer to him

  • @eisenschnee8145
    @eisenschnee8145 Месяц назад +91

    Arrogance was the reason. The guy who build the sub and died was recorded stating that safety requirements hold back progress.

    • @Jin-Ro
      @Jin-Ro Месяц назад +3

      More stupidity than arrogance. When the acrylic window manufacturer, the absolute expert in their product, say don't go below 1000m, and you ignore them, then that's a level of stupidity rarely seen. It would be like putting putting Michelin A6 rated tyres on a Bugatti Chiron, rated for 100mph, and treating Michelin like they have no clue about their product.

    • @Max-jv6sx
      @Max-jv6sx Месяц назад +6

      As well as libertarian/conservative brainrot.

    • @MrLuckytrucker21
      @MrLuckytrucker21 Месяц назад +1

      @@Max-jv6sx Leave politics out of this subject!

    • @Max-jv6sx
      @Max-jv6sx Месяц назад +8

      @@MrLuckytrucker21 but this *is* politics, baby. 😘 Even things you don't like.

    • @MrLuckytrucker21
      @MrLuckytrucker21 Месяц назад

      @@Max-jv6sx This is an accident investigation! Go watch left-wing news for politics!

  • @alberttang6955
    @alberttang6955 Месяц назад +40

    After Stockton Rush fired Lochridge from his position as chief pilot for raising safety concerns, Rush then asked the woman directing his company finances if she would take over as chief pilot. She quickly resigned because she said her background was in accounting, and she had no experience or interest in piloting a submersible.

    • @WWZenaDo
      @WWZenaDo Месяц назад +8

      Yes, that was an extremely revealing situation. Stockton didn't really want to continue diving in his own creation. Oceangate was advertising for a submersible pilot at the time of the last, fatal dive.

    • @paulchandler427
      @paulchandler427 Месяц назад +3

      Hey, guy running the Fork Lift in the warehouse > "how would u like to be a submersible pilot"

  • @oldones59
    @oldones59 Месяц назад +68

    Mr. Lochridge is alive. Stockton Rush is dead. Full stop.

    • @thedefinitive6296
      @thedefinitive6296 Месяц назад +7

      Flawless victory.

    • @ray.shoesmith
      @ray.shoesmith Месяц назад +13

      Intelligence vs hubris

    • @flux1968
      @flux1968 Месяц назад +5

      When Rush realized he was wrong, he just felt crushed.

    • @todortodorov6056
      @todortodorov6056 Месяц назад +2

      @@flux1968 Unfortunately, it happened so fast, he didn't feel anything. I wish he was alone in the sub and had at least 45 minutes to see the water seeping in, the thing squeaking and developing cracks while his Bluetooth controller refused to pair with the sub.

    • @flux1968
      @flux1968 Месяц назад +1

      @@todortodorov6056You missed the joke

  • @gdwnet
    @gdwnet Месяц назад +22

    that was quite the rant and you can tell it's been building up for a while. Stockton was fool who didn't listen to people who had real expertise like Lochridge.

  • @LifeBetweenTheDash
    @LifeBetweenTheDash Месяц назад +59

    Sad that people died so horrifically because of such negligence.

    • @WEstHamUTD777
      @WEstHamUTD777 Месяц назад +6

      I'm not saying that what happened there wasn't horrific, but I can guarantee you that most of us are going to have a much slower and much more painful death than they had.

    • @MrLuckytrucker21
      @MrLuckytrucker21 Месяц назад

      They died so fast, that their brains could not get pain signals from their bodies! They didn't suffer!

  • @mnoxman
    @mnoxman Месяц назад +11

    Stockton was an aerospace engineer. He built 'z zpacekraft' (in thick fake German accent). Generally accepted principles of spacecraft operation is to keep them between 0 and 1 atmosphere. His went to 400 atmospheres a few times; each time twerking in the face of fate.
    A lot of people saw this coming and were powerless to do something about it and when they did have some power they were met with legal challenges. I would like to know when the partners of the law firm that sued Lochridge will be charged with accessory to murder by blocking a qualified engineer from sounding the alarm.

  • @brycejacquot8798
    @brycejacquot8798 Месяц назад +15

    Such incompetence

  • @007feck
    @007feck Месяц назад +14

    ' is the dismissal of safety concerns... the norm' < oh my god - that he has to ask that out loud for the record >

    • @MystMagus
      @MystMagus Месяц назад +1

      And being able to answer with just "No, it's not acceptable." instead of "Of course not!" is impressive.

  • @EsteemedReptile
    @EsteemedReptile Месяц назад +6

    Man, you can hear just how exacerbated the guy is just recounting the ineptitude he was up against. Hope he doesn't blame himself.

  • @parkependleton6453
    @parkependleton6453 Месяц назад +10

    The Oceangate vehicle was actually a Sarco pod that had been disguised as a submarine.

  • @kdjourney51
    @kdjourney51 Месяц назад +14

    The inexperienced have contempt for wisdom- and their hubris meets Darwin, sadly.
    The inexperienced surround themselves with other inexperienced and create a mob, a squad or a religion of dogma in “righteousness”.
    Zealotry desperate for purpose. Certain in wisdoms flaws.

  • @anyexpat
    @anyexpat Месяц назад +6

    Fake it until you make it. Probably not the best policy in this industry.

  • @GrowWildOutdoors
    @GrowWildOutdoors Месяц назад +12

    This pattern of bringing people close & then retaliating against them is sociopathy.

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 Месяц назад +5

    They hired inexperienced kids out of college because they are cheap and can be taken advantage of -- you can pay them garbage and promise them stock options, and they'll believe it. Dependable people with experience will tell you to shove it if you say that to them.

  • @MindHunger
    @MindHunger Месяц назад +2

    Surgery should be left to surgeons.
    Engineering should be left to Engineers.

  • @norbacsam
    @norbacsam Месяц назад

    So much in common with Theranos, on suing experts for airing concerns on the flawed engineering

  • @edub9930
    @edub9930 Месяц назад +14

    If you pay to ride in a submersible & the pilot breaks out w a friggin Playstation controller to maneuver it, Get the F...out!!!!!

    • @gdwnet
      @gdwnet Месяц назад +9

      The problem wasn't the playstation controller but everything else!

    • @bepinkfloyd814
      @bepinkfloyd814 Месяц назад +3

      @@gdwnet 😂 i mean even with the damn controller that psyco narcisistic mf went cheap af, ffs he didn't even buy the good xbox one 😅

    • @letsburn00
      @letsburn00 Месяц назад +3

      Real submarines actually do use gaming controllers. They are basically the best most initiative way to control anything.

    • @bepinkfloyd814
      @bepinkfloyd814 Месяц назад +3

      @@letsburn00 yeah but i don't think they use the cheapest one that was even bluetooth. Every gamers knows that is better to have the controller with the cable.

    • @gdwnet
      @gdwnet Месяц назад +1

      @@letsburn00 _Real submarines actually do use gaming controllers_
      Evidence for this please?

  • @douglasbrinkman5937
    @douglasbrinkman5937 Месяц назад +2

    money.....always the money to be earned.

  • @RobinLynnGriffith
    @RobinLynnGriffith Месяц назад +1

    So sad😢

  • @shamoonkhatri
    @shamoonkhatri Месяц назад

    If They had No experience and were stupid how did Titan manage 13 successful dives to the Titanic wreck ?
    All Stockton had to do was replace the hull every 2 - 3 dives and this thing was golden. Instead of calling the whole thing BS, they should have suggested hull replacement and new carbon fibre hulls after analysing the damage the carbon fibre was taking in each dive to make it safer. Pointing at problems is easy, providing solutions is hard.

  • @Saunterisland
    @Saunterisland Месяц назад +2

    Stockton clearly had an emotional and / or mental health issue.

  • @aegisofhonor
    @aegisofhonor Месяц назад +1

    it's like when Fat Tony on The Simpsons says "Accidents Will Happen". The red flags of inevitability from a former employee that was probably the only "real" expert Oceangate had till they fired him for being right.

  • @howardmaryon
    @howardmaryon Месяц назад

    This day this man was “let go” was the day the whole project was doomed.

  • @Andrea-u2f
    @Andrea-u2f Месяц назад +3

    Zero confidence..then why even ask? Failure assured. Screwed

    • @olasek7972
      @olasek7972 Месяц назад

      Zero confidence but he did not quit

    • @gdwnet
      @gdwnet Месяц назад

      @@olasek7972 Why would he?

  • @robot_spider
    @robot_spider Месяц назад

    The company wasn't bad because it had no experience. It had no experience because it was a bad company. Anyone with submersible experience saw what they were doing and decided it wasn't worth the risk. They had to employ people who didn't know any better.

  • @douglasb5046
    @douglasb5046 Месяц назад +3

    A Scot!!

    • @howardmaryon
      @howardmaryon Месяц назад

      Best engineers on the planet....

  • @rosered6876
    @rosered6876 Месяц назад

    And nothing will be done

  • @VietnamFactChasers1
    @VietnamFactChasers1 Месяц назад

    mog, even some kids never went to the University. really? 😮

  • @emenesu
    @emenesu Месяц назад

    Maybe don't cut corners when it comes to safety?

  • @anonnymowse
    @anonnymowse Месяц назад

    They were still willing to bet their lives on it.

  • @RasterivacMagle
    @RasterivacMagle Месяц назад +1

    Main question is: Who approve by issuing a permit to experimental vehicle to do commercial activities?

    • @GWNorth-db8vn
      @GWNorth-db8vn Месяц назад +13

      No one. They did it in international waters where no one had jurisdiction.

    • @RasterivacMagle
      @RasterivacMagle Месяц назад

      @@GWNorth-db8vn Ocean Gate is company with registration in some country, town etc. Concerning to that fact company must be registered somewhere, and their activities must be in order with law, they must have legal approval (permit) for their activities. In order to above Ocean Gate vehicle (submersible) must be in register and classified for appropriate activities. If vehicle is classified as experimental then vehicle can be used for commercial activities.

    • @anjou6497
      @anjou6497 Месяц назад +1

      ​@@GWNorth-db8vn Exactly, and that's truly concerning.

    • @danielhoward755
      @danielhoward755 Месяц назад +2

      No government approved his craft. Rush operated in international waters where no government has jurisdiction. At least 20 experienced submersible companies or persons sent Rush a letter warning him of his design. Rush considered his passengers as pilots or operators while in the submersible, and made them sign waivers that warned of possible death. I assume all his passengers signed the waivers which relieves his company of liability. I’m not sure who gets the bill for the rescue attempt.

    • @RasterivacMagle
      @RasterivacMagle Месяц назад +1

      @@danielhoward755 Only one thing experimental vehicle can't operate as commercial and no matter of what as company is in govt register, which means that state authorities were supposed (obligated) to issue a ban on the submersible use for commercial purposes until the end of the testing, and of course, announce it publicly. Of course, the ban would only apply to territorial waters, but at the same time it would be a clear warning to possible passengers. My personal conviction is that there are a lot of lapses of authorities in this accident.

  • @rule19org
    @rule19org Месяц назад

    Geezuz!!!!!

  • @deb-1558
    @deb-1558 Месяц назад +2

    Thru just wanted to get money out of people

  • @whereisyourhumanity7557
    @whereisyourhumanity7557 Месяц назад

    0:59 Because Stockton was a Narcissist. What else would a Narky Nark do? Dismissal is one of the most frequently used tools in the Narky's Toolkit. Right up there with Gaslighting.

  • @atheistconservative6211
    @atheistconservative6211 Месяц назад +31

    The CEO (who died because of incompetent DEI policies) said, and I QUOTE "We don't hire 50 yr old white men."
    That turned out badly, didn't it

    • @gma2301
      @gma2301 Месяц назад +10

      Do you use the word DEI just anyhow?

    • @chilliecheesecake
      @chilliecheesecake Месяц назад

      Yeah, if you don't hire 50 year old white guys you're gonna have mixed results lmmfao.

    • @MichaelPetrone-ng5yx
      @MichaelPetrone-ng5yx Месяц назад

      ​@@gma2301
      ALL DEI HIRES SUCK PERIOD

    • @julesmasseffectmusic
      @julesmasseffectmusic Месяц назад

      Strange that you don't see any non white employees then

    • @lohphat
      @lohphat Месяц назад +1

      @@michael-lynn This is how Tesla and SpaceX work. Voices of reason are managed out.

  • @MichaelPetrone-ng5yx
    @MichaelPetrone-ng5yx Месяц назад

    ABC NEWS -
    NOVIEMBRE CINCO ADIOS

  • @007feck
    @007feck Месяц назад

    dude must be straining himself not to say "i told ye so" - but i mean yeah this must be a dark kind of redemption for him because he tried his best to warn, even at some cost to himself

  • @MandatoryReporter2015
    @MandatoryReporter2015 Месяц назад +11

    I’m shocked-SHOCKED-that our corporate-captured government and oligarchy put profits over human lives. In other shocking news, circumcision hurts.

    • @yurivolkovich
      @yurivolkovich Месяц назад

      Yes it does. The most evil thing you can do to a man. You'd rather lack one kidney but still have your foreskin. That's how important it is to the male anatomy.

    • @captain-poppleton
      @captain-poppleton Месяц назад +8

      The company circumvented government regulations by pretending that passengers were crew.

    • @davecoz4227
      @davecoz4227 Месяц назад +11

      That's right, blame the government for private sector failure

    • @davidhoward4715
      @davidhoward4715 Месяц назад

      @@davecoz4227 Trump turds always do.

    • @davidhoward4715
      @davidhoward4715 Месяц назад +2

      @MandatoryReporter2015 This was a private company that ignored government regulations. Are you so clueless, or just a troll?

  • @DickyNuts
    @DickyNuts Месяц назад

    i wouldn't hire anyone who worked for that company to carry my garbage to the dumpster

  • @dam00k
    @dam00k Месяц назад

    Engineers scrambling to CYA with the imploded corpse of Stockton. Anyone that rubber stamped structural pairings of flexible (titanium) and inflexible (carbon fiber) materials for these extreme conditions have no excuse. They ignored their concerns for a paycheck and postmortem blame the alpha attitude of Stockton for their compliance. They’ll defame him to the end and say he was insufferable yet none had intentions or even inclinations of resigning and reporting either the hostile work environment or the faulty design.

    • @katv1195
      @katv1195 Месяц назад

      This guy spoke out after he left the company. Rush sued him because he told the media and the submersible community what was going on at Oceangate. Unfortunately it didn't stop Rush, and the authorities didn't listen as to them it was a foreigner versus a rich man (the USA worships rich men)

    • @adamwatson6916
      @adamwatson6916 Месяц назад

      David Lockridge tried everything he could to stop this. He is not scrambling after the fact . He was fired in 2018 for refusing to sign of on Titans safety and engineering. He blew the whistle on OceanGate in 2018 and was sued by Oceangate as retaliation .
      You must have watched a different David Lockridge than eveyone else.

    • @jeanluclechat-g4l
      @jeanluclechat-g4l Месяц назад

      inflexible carbon fiber ? you can literally loop it without breaking ...

  • @IcarusLhooq-bc7uq
    @IcarusLhooq-bc7uq Месяц назад +1

    he didn't warn anyone when's his safety concerns were ignored .. that's when you go further no matter your corporate rules or agreements . bc this can happen

    • @davecoz4227
      @davecoz4227 Месяц назад +8

      He got sacked and sued when he warned people

    • @gdwnet
      @gdwnet Месяц назад +3

      If you were in his position who would you have warned?

    • @garrycoates2147
      @garrycoates2147 Месяц назад

      Have you bothered to listen to him? He warned Oceangate personnel from the CEO down. He raised concerns with OSHA an only stopped when lawsuits became interolerable. Where are all these people he warned and why did they take no action?

  • @JohnSmith-ef2rn
    @JohnSmith-ef2rn Месяц назад +1

    Wow. Stockton sure sounds a lot like Trump. The unbridled arrogance and ego, the severe allergic response to criticism, the need for constant praise, the need to be in the spotlight, the resentment and hostility to anyone who ever dares to get in his way. And Americans want to put a man like that in charge of a country.
    Stockton is like Trump - hell, I think he was a bit more reasonable and civilised than Trump. "Oh," you say, "but Trump is successful!". Well. So was Stockton until he very suddenly wasn't. And Trump's businesses have gone bankrupt more times than you might think. Never put a narcissist (and Trump and Stockton are/were narcissists) in charge of anything if you can avoid it.

  • @markh3279
    @markh3279 Месяц назад

    Bwahahahaha, trump paid a bill? That has never happened

  • @tonypitsacota2513
    @tonypitsacota2513 Месяц назад +2

    OceanGate "Operations Director" does not look very good now on "linkedin". hahahahahahaahahaha..... He was upset about safety, but not THAT upset on payday.

    • @davidhoward4715
      @davidhoward4715 Месяц назад

      I remember when trolls had some imagination and wit. Now you’re just swivel-eyed crackpots peeing in alleyways and shouting at the wind.

  • @bog6106
    @bog6106 Месяц назад