MatureDJ
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For those who have too busy sargeing the past few days to not hear of this ...
This disaster-tourism vessel was, just like it's alter ego, underdesigned, although it seems to not have failed in its initial voyage. And evidently, the control system is a COTS video-game controller & joystick.
Inside the missing Titanic submersible, as rescuers continue search for 5-member crew
Five people remain missing after a submersible intending to visit the site of the Titanic wreckage did not return as scheduled Sunday evening. Details have continued to emerge about the craft, which was attempting to reach the sunken ship, nearly 13,000 feet beneath the surface of the North...
news.yahoo.com
The missing Titanic tourist submersible was piloted with a video-game controller, had a water bottle for a toilet, and previously got lost for 2 ½ hours on a CBS TV segment
Though OceanGate says it worked on the vessel with NASA and Boeing, the company said it used "off-the-shelf" parts to simplify the sub's operations.
www.insider.com
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