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      One of the other posts in the feed makes it sound like they only do it a handful of times a year, and that cost is covering a multi-day excursion since they have to wait for conditions to be right. Still, no excuse to not have contingencies, but I think their take gets eaten into a fair bit more than the raw math would suggest.

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        I wager they don’t have a recovery vessel because they have people sign contracts only allowing arbitration.

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          The CBS guy read aloud part of the thing he had to sign when he rode on it.

          And the video is horrifying on so many levels…

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          I wouldn’t be surprised. But, I suspect there’s also a factor of just implausibility. Apparently, the main vessel they use is “experimental”, so it may just literally be impossible to have a recovery vessel without being a literal government.

          My money’s on this being the result of someone ignoring the “hey, these are not good conditions” warnings.

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              The bit with the contract starts @2:40. At least you can’t say they didn’t know what they were getting into. Still an awful way to go, if it did implode at depth, at least it’d be quick.

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                I think I’d rather implode and go instantly, than be floating on the surface for 4 days and unable to get out while slowly suffocating.

                Neither is my idea of a good time…

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                  Can they not open a hatch if it’s on the surface?

                  Water would be a problem still, but not suffocation, if so.

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                    Nope. The hatch is bolted from the outside. They can’t do anything from the inside and are utterly dependent on someone outside with a power socket wrench to unscrew each of the 17 bolts holding the hatch on.

                    There are some design flaws with this thing.

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        According to the CEO the whole business isn’t even profitable. They spent over a million on gas alone. At least this jerryrigged contraption sinking is the most effective way for their company to stop shitting up the atmosphere over the whims of a few rich people.