Unagi wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:17 pm
Punisher wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 8:56 pm
Unagi wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 8:22 pm
as I know that each of them sincerely signed up for this and
entirely knew the risks
This is the only thing I'm not sure of. Whenever you do anything not 100% of your design and in your control you are relying on the person in charge.
Certainly.
But with something of this nature, I would bet they were 100% happy to sign something that said
"I realize that what I'm doing is untested and could likely result in my death and I entirely absolve this company of any legal responsibility".
No thrill-seeking billionaire signing up to do a 2-mile-deep dive on the Titanic would ever blink an eye to that "disclaimer".
And yeah, of course,
they were relying on the person in charge... but they all (of sound body and mind) signed something ahead of time that basically said "Hey, this is an
absolutely crazy risk, and if this all goes
entirely South - it's basically because we made them take us".
But I wonder how accurate that bolded part is.
Was the doc something that literally said this is all untested and is super risky or did it read more like a standard warning similar to when you get suegery along the lines of we've done everything we can to make this safe but there is still a bit of a risk and this doc is just a basic requirement for our insurance.
That's where I'm iffy on it. As someone else mentioned there have been quite a few trips to the Titanic and this wasn't even the first trip for this specific sub.
It cones down to were they actually informed about the true risks or did someone who did everything he could to circumvent safety just out and out lie to them.
I just find it odd that the owner would actually disclose everything to the paying passengers or was he more interested in getting their money and getting the clout of being able to go down there.
So yes, IF they TRULY were advised of the risks then oh well.. but if they were lied to and took the owner at his word then I don't think it's fair to blame them.
Now, IF they are rescued and anyone else signs up with all the new info out there now then it will be 100% on them.
If they're not rescued I'm assuming the company will just shut down.