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Originally Posted by floridaorange
The number of lessons that go along with how this unfolded are very abundant.
But I’m curious what you think - was it ego, hubris, greed or pride that ultimately killed these men? Obviously it was a flaw in the carbon fiber design - but the builder of the Titanic itself made very similar claims about the strength of the ship in order to attract the wealthiest patrons of that time.
What is it about the Kobe Bryant’s and the Stockton Rush’s who think they are above regulations and the advice of those with more experience that they end up killing not just themselves but taking others with them?
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The out of control fire around the boilers with the coal mound in Titanic before it made it's doomed maiden sail to New York and was possibly still burning when it did sail severely weakened the iron plates of the hull making the hull on the starboard side more vulnerable to an iceberg hit.
That and a completely unsuitable Captain, that an idiot chose, who had no idea what an iceberg alert was and the reduced speed that the ship had to slow from the maximum to proceed with such an alert.
The same thinking could be said of Rush's haste to do that final Titan dive.