Oktoberfest overcrowding sparks safety concerns

Oktoberfest visitors stroll across the illuminated Oktoberfest (Image credits: AP) Halfway through Oktoberfest, which runs this year from September 20 to October 5 in Munich, questions on crowd control are now arising following the closure of the festival grounds’ entrances for around 30 minutes on Saturday.A loudspeaker announcement in German urged visitors to leave the […]

‘People were sold a lie’: Oceangate whistleblower warned of Titan risks before 2023 implosion; was aware ‘there would be an incident’

David Lochridge, a former employee of Oceangate, has reiterated longstanding safety concerns following the release of a US Coast Guard report that identifies significant failures by the company as the primary cause of the 2023 Titan submersible disaster. “I always hoped that what happened wouldn’t happen. But I just knew if they kept carrying on […]