Sorry mate they're not tourists, Boris said. They're heroes who died while pushing out the frontiers of human knowledge and experience, fills him with pride. That now includes the knowledge that you can't knock a submarine together and hope that keeping your fingers crossed will make it safe ... ... so it served it's purpose.
It is of course very sad that people died, especially the young lad who only went to keep his dad happy. But to want to go down there, to see a wreck where hundreds of people died in a tin can is foolishness beyond belief. Going to the mass graves of war dead, is honouring them. I think it is in Kirknewton, there is a small church and graveyard, still tended and cared for. It has some young men from all round the Commonwealth who died training to fly aircraft in WW2. That brings a tear to my eye. As for Bonko...I suppose we need idiots like him to remind us to stay vigilant...
Hmmm .... "Shahzada Dawood would never have gone on the Titan submersible if he had been aware of any alleged safety concerns, a friend of the businessman said." The waiver passengers had to sign said that passengers could experience “severe injury, disability, disability, emotional trauma, other harm, and/or death" while on board the Titan. Passengers also waive the right to take action for “personal injury, property damage or any other loss” that they experience on the trip. The vessel is experimental and “constructed of materials that have not been widely used for manned submersibles.”
"OceanGate could face multiple legal actions in different countries following the "catastrophic implosion" of the Titan sub - despite all passengers signing liability 'death waivers'."
Not that relevant to this maybe but I see that Julian Sands has been found and the body identified in the mountains. Lost in bad weather I believe. Shows how dangerous mountains are. I was thinking about high mountain expeditions last night. In my younger days it was a dream of mine, but never could make it happen. Not once been to see the really big peaks which is a regret. You can pay for guided climbs of everest. You have to be of a certain standard climber, but you can essentially pay to be taken up and down. Once you are above a certain height rescue is all but impossible. Called the death zone. People do take that risk though. I suspose it is another example of the desire for some for adventure, in spite of the risks. Plenty of bodies are on the high peaks unrecovered. I wonder what those who have been lost here would want to happen now. Part of me thinks, some at least, would accept their fate as of their own making. They have taken high risks many times and seems to be part of who they were. Had I had the time and money in my younger years I would have gone to everest, no doubt, well aware of the risks and pushed as hard as I could to get to the top.
Too right. They're dodgy places those mountains, just change in a blink. Nice to look up at, and I'll leave it at that!
Fells in this country are dangerous enough mate. I once got caught on Kinder Scout, fog and rain came in from nowhere and I got completely turned around. I know it quite well but it took a compass and a bit of luck to get me back on track. Quite hairy for an hour or so.
Been lost a few times on the tops but always found our way down, me and my wife have literally nearly been blown off the top twice, just lay flat and hung on to what ever is there. These winds come out of nowhere, no warning just bang and they are there.
Yep, the winds we get are dangerous and like you say no warning signs. I remember hunkering in some whinnies because standing up was all but impossible.
If anybody is interested look up Charles Lightoller, Titanic survivor. That guy fitted in a ridiculous amount of adventure into one lifetime. A real life Forrest Gump, turning up at or being involved in important events in history. Charles Lightoller - Wikipedia
