Entrepreneur Guillermo Söhnlein, co-founder of OceanGate, got here out to reply to criticism for the alleged security issues that the Titan submersible had.
“The intent of all these missions is not to take pleasure trips to this wreck. All who go down there have extreme reverence for the wreck as a burial place. And in any case, all those who go down there do so to preserve memories and document the tomb itself,” stated the businessman.
Speaking to Britain’s BBC Radio 4, he stated these commenting on issues referring to the security situations of the stricken Titan submersible aren’t “fully informed”.
“People keep equating certification with safety and ignore 14 years of development on the Titan submersible,” he lamented.
Söhnlein additionally argued that the rules on this kind of submersible are very poor.
“There are regulations in place, but as you can imagine, not many submarines go that deep. So the regulations are quite sparse and many of them are outdated or designed for specific cases. So it’s a bit tricky to navigate those regulatory schemes.”
Finally, he in contrast what occurred with the Titan, with the world of house exploration.
“One of the risks that the community runs every time it operates is that if there is some kind of catastrophic failure, the general public will react against the entire community and basically say it shouldn’t happen. But just like with space exploration, the best way to preserve the memories and legacy of these five explorers is to conduct an investigation to find out what went wrong. Take the lessons learned and then move on,” Söhnlein stated.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
