Titantic Claims 5 more?
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The Navy is reporting they recorded the sub breaking up pretty soon after it launched so if you are going to get into trouble down there and not be rescued then they went out the best possibly way and probably didn't even know anything was wrong. Most likely they went from excited to be there to being dead almost instantaneously.
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They’re already turds by now
OceanGate offices on the Everett Marina are closed. Mfers absconded.
www.seattletimes.com
OceanGate office in Everett closed indefinitely following CEO death
The Everett office of OceanGate, the company manning the deep-sea vessel that vanished on its way to the Titanic wreckage, has closed indefinitely.
www.seattletimes.com
The waivers signed by the tourists are pretty comprehensive and hard to beat. The only ways to void them would be material misrepresentation or omission and fraudulent inducement.
@jjc2009 please chime in here.
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Read the ‘iron-clad’ death waiver that doomed Titanic sub tourists signed
The three-page document spells out the risks passengers take when riding in the 23,000-pound Titan submersible
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Nothing is ironclad. The question is whether there are any assets to go after.The waivers signed by the tourists are pretty comprehensive and hard to beat. The only ways to void them would be material misrepresentation or omission and fraudulent inducement.
@jjc2009 please chime in here.
Read the ‘iron-clad’ death waiver that doomed Titanic sub tourists signed
The three-page document spells out the risks passengers take when riding in the 23,000-pound Titan submersible
From CNN:
OceanGate touted its dives as a “truly extraordinary” once-in-a-lifetime experience amid a growing industry of adventure tourism for the ultra-wealthy. A seat on a Titanic expedition cost each passenger $250,000, an archived version of OceanGate’s website shows.
It definitely was a once-in-a-lifetime experience...
OceanGate touted its dives as a “truly extraordinary” once-in-a-lifetime experience amid a growing industry of adventure tourism for the ultra-wealthy. A seat on a Titanic expedition cost each passenger $250,000, an archived version of OceanGate’s website shows.
It definitely was a once-in-a-lifetime experience...
The company probably had an insurance policy on the CEO as a 'critical" employee.
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They better hope they had a D&O policy
Really the funniest (in an ironic sense) of taking this trip is I'm pretty sure you don't actually see the Titanic but rather see a broadcast of it on a screen.
Because they were flooded with calls I'll bet.OceanGate offices on the Everett Marina are closed. Mfers absconded.
OceanGate office in Everett closed indefinitely following CEO death
The Everett office of OceanGate, the company manning the deep-sea vessel that vanished on its way to the Titanic wreckage, has closed indefinitely.
Their phone system probably imploded.
They were crushed by the sudden onset of pressure.
Probably didn't sink enough money into it.
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There's no way I'm the only one who doesn't find James Cameron's media blitz a little sickening. It's a gigantic "I told you so" the second they confirmed it was an implosion.
What's his latest trademark phrase he's using all over CNN? "macabre charade" or some such shit. pfft
What's his latest trademark phrase he's using all over CNN? "macabre charade" or some such shit. pfft
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Well the attachment only showed page 1 of 3 so I don’t have the whole document.The waivers signed by the tourists are pretty comprehensive and hard to beat. The only ways to void them would be material misrepresentation or omission and fraudulent inducement.
@jjc2009 please chime in here.
Read the ‘iron-clad’ death waiver that doomed Titanic sub tourists signed
The three-page document spells out the risks passengers take when riding in the 23,000-pound Titan submersible
If the article is accurate and they waive liability for Oceans Gate’s “negligence” then it does not expressly waive claims for gross negligence, or recklessness. Under the circumstances, they can easily be facing gross negligence or recklessness claims. An attorney should have no problem alleging facts to support those claims.
I do not know if there is a choice of law provision in there, but under maritime law, generally speaking the law of the flag country of the vessel controls. This was a Bahamian company and I’m assuming the vessel was flagged there so Bahamian law should govern, not US law. I couldn’t begin to tell you anything about Bahamian law but I am assuming it tends to be more favorable for ship owners.
There is a reason none of our major cruise lines are US flagged ships, because US maritime laws are very plaintiff friendly.
TLDR: it sounds like the waivers are not as “ironclad” as some believe and I expect this will end with settlements and not summary judgment for Oceans Gate.
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OceanGate offices on the Everett Marina are closed. Mfers absconded.
OceanGate office in Everett closed indefinitely following CEO death
The Everett office of OceanGate, the company manning the deep-sea vessel that vanished on its way to the Titanic wreckage, has closed indefinitely.
You can't blame them. I wouldn't have gone to work. Who is there to certify pay?
He is sort of rubbing it in.
The agreement is in a scrollable window. The last paragraph says laws of theBahamas shall apply.