[dangus]

>> “It’s a lemon,” Lochridge replied tersely. <<

And in that moment, he lost the ability to communicate to CEO Stockton Rush, if Rush ever got wind of that conversation. “What we’ve learned from this is that such an expedition could cost a multiple of initial budgeting, and this could be a good moment to reassess our commitment to the project.” Rush then becomes presented as someone who can learn from the situation. Instead, Rush would have to swallow his pride and be called a fool.

[COBOL2Java]

Perhaps this will be a future episode in "Engineering Disasters"

[Senormechanico]

The unlimited hubris reminds me of “Hot Rod” who built a gigantic catamaran called “The Flyin’ Hawaiian”.

Google it for a fun read, or look it up on Sailing Anarchy.