OceanGate CEO Bragged About Using Expired Carbon Fiber to Build Doomed Sub
futurism.com
New evidence strongly suggests that OceanGate's submersible, which imploded and killed all passengers on its way to the Titanic wreck, was unfit for the journey. The CEO, Stockton Rush, bought discounted carbon fiber past its shelf life from Boeing, which experts say is a terrible choice for a deep-sea vessel. This likely played a role in the submersible's tragic demise.
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It should have been avoided. Facts tell us very clearly it could not have been: there has been zero regulatory appetite for this activity, in the U.S. or elsewhere. And adventure-seekers will amuse themselves even at the expense of other's lives. Amoral profiteers abound. Caveat Emptor.
How would they even stop people from doing something like this in international waters with willing participants?
According to encyclopedia Britannica, the laws of the country owning the vessel are applicable.
https://www.britannica.com/story/are-there-laws-on-the-high-seas
They build, sell tickets, and launch from somewhere ... OceanGate is run from offices in Everett, Washington, USA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OceanGate