The fact that it was a visitor, not park officials, who spotted this, makes it even more appalling.
That structure could have been minutes from catastrophic failure... and the park didn't even notice the large, visibly widening crack.
@RationalLeft Interesting, though, how a casual observer can spur some appropriate intervention on an attraction that *doesn't* cost $250,000 per ride.
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@Marc_T_Benedict Very different dynamics. You don't have an owner with sole, absolute authority who's convinced himself his dangerous ignorance is "innovation." You have a regulatory structure that can definitely ruin ownership and put them in jail if people die. OceanGate evaded US law by establishing in the Bahamas and operating in international waters only.