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Titan sub
There were a lot of attention-catching elements to that one. A billionaire, and his reluctant but cooperative heir, paying hundreds of thousands to a firebrand millionaire for a ride to see The Titanic in an recklessly perilous experimental vessel, only to go suddenly missing at sea and eventually be confirmed dead as dead can be. There’s a lot for the entertainment media to unpack there.
This new billionaire ticks a few of those boxes, but unless there’s foul play I doubt the coverage will last as long.
Muc-ed-off-
unless there’s foul play I doubt the coverage will last as long
There's got to be a good chance of a lawsuit alleging that the captain didn't prepare for stormy weather as well as he might have. Someone will advance a theory that the boat would have survived if certain hatches and doors were closed or the anchoring was done differently or the boat was under power or the keel was lowered...etc. A proper boat with a professional crew shouldn't sink in seconds when it's inshore, even when the mast snaps and it's been knocked flat.
nick_h.
Yeah, the news media love clicks. They'll give the people what they want. Same as the fascination of the Titan sub, people were all over that