The Murky Regulations Governing Submersibles

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( THURSDAY, JUNE 22 TITAN [The Murky Regulations Governing Submersibles]( A maritime historian and former merchant mariner on the Titan disaster. Photo: Ocean Gate/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In a 2019 [post]( on the OceanGate website, straightforwardly titled “Why Isn’t Titan Classed?” the undersea-exploration company wrote that it had declined to test its vessel with an independent certification company because of its superior commitment to safety. Such assessments, according to the company, “are done annually … and do not ensure that the operator follows procedures or processes that are the key to conducting safe dive operations.” (Also, “bringing an outside entity up to speed on every innovation before it is put into real-world testing is anathema to rapid innovation.”) Four years later, as the Titan’s five passengers [are lost at sea]( with less than one day of oxygen remaining, one might ask, Why is this kind of thing optional in the first place? And who or what is regulating the strange world of submersible tourism? [Continue reading »]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [Who Wants to Die on Vacation? The ultrawealthy are boarding submarines, going to space, and tempting fate in search of bespoke experiences.]( By Molly Osberg [The Best Brow Groomers in New York For tweezing, threading, and tinting.]( By Valeriya Chupinina [The Look Book Goes to the Apollo Spring Benefit Diddy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were among those honored at the theater’s annual fundraiser.]( By Jenna Milliner-Waddell and Kelsie Schrader [This Is How the Rent Guidelines Board Vote Will Go People will yell. Everyone will leave angry. We’ll do it again next year.]( By Kim Velsey [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing The City Desk, a weekly newsletter about New York. [Sign up to get it every Thursday](. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved