
Part: Two Stockton Rush: Inventor of the Deathsub
Behind the Bastards
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The Titanic's Deep Dive in the Bahamas Shows Cyclic Fatigue
In 2020, the whole of the submarine was showing science of cyclic fatigue. This is one of the same technical issues Mr Lockridge allegedly warned about as the company continued to test the craft. As a result, the company temporarily downgraded the Titanic submarine's whole depth rating to 3000 meters - 1000 less than the Titanic's depth. So they have this problem. They had like recognize the cyclic fatigue and they decrease the depth rating while they they get material to rebuild the hub, the whole, which they do in 2021.
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