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The small plane that plunged off the coast of Half Moon Bay earlier this week was an "amateur-built" craft, experimental by designation. But why did it crash?

Without those rigorous safety checks, especially with customers who were not just going to explore. they were these paying customers going down, talking about the risk they took with this specific vessel. >> yeah. its interesting because he built, he designed and built a experimental submersible just for himself and went three times deeper than the 13,000 feet that the titanic is at. and he didnt go through the maritime safety protocols for that because, in his words, it was an experimental craf...

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And they knew that the certification process would not approve the technologies that they adopted. i think its fine to be an innovator. you know, the sub that you sat in, that we built and that i operated to the deepest place on the planet, was an experimental craft. i own it. it was not certified. it was an experimental craft, just like, you know, the mercury and gemini and apollo rockets were experimental craft. they werent certified, but they werent taking passengers either. you know, i think...

Corners, they used and proven experimental technology on a sabbath that took passengers. to me thats inexcusable. and they were uncertified a menu that the certification process would not approve the technologies that they adopted. i think its fine to be an innovator. the sub that you sat in, that we built and that i operated to the deepest place on the planet, was an experimental craft. i own it, it was not certified, it was an experiment or craft, just like the mercury and gemini and apollo sp...

Hull. this is an experimental craft. most submersibles are certified -- all passenger carrying submersibles are certified by abs and lloyds. theres search standards that these guys have to go through and use specific equipment and specific methods that are tried and true. introduing new technology is a process, and you have to test that technology, and you have to cycle that technology, and this may be the case that they didnt do that. they were testing new technology a little bit faster than th...

Hornblower Group announced that Brendan Smith, formerly VP of Engineering, NYC Ferry, has been named President of Seaward Services, Inc.