The endeavors were already relatively safe. These people pushed the envelope on how unsafe they could make it. There were warning signs, red flags, and a whistleblower.
What they’ve likely done is set back this type of exploration.
People keep calling this “exploration” and the people on board “explorers”. The Titanic the the most well-documented shipwreck in history. The site has been picked over by countless dive teams, scientists, engineers, oceanographers and historians. There is nothing left to discover. Let’s call them what they were: rich tourists whose hubris lead to their deaths and a search operation that will likely cost American, Canadian, French and British taxpayers millions.
The endeavors were already relatively safe. These people pushed the envelope on how unsafe they could make it. There were warning signs, red flags, and a whistleblower.
What they’ve likely done is set back this type of exploration.
People keep calling this “exploration” and the people on board “explorers”. The Titanic the the most well-documented shipwreck in history. The site has been picked over by countless dive teams, scientists, engineers, oceanographers and historians. There is nothing left to discover. Let’s call them what they were: rich tourists whose hubris lead to their deaths and a search operation that will likely cost American, Canadian, French and British taxpayers millions.
I 100% agree with you three hotdogs