OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush was among the five people who died when the submersible imploded in June 2023. The design of the company’s Titan submersible has been the source of scrutiny since the disaster.
According to the report, during his testimony before the US Coast Guard inquiry into the June 2023 disaster, which claimed the lives of all five people aboard, Lochridge condemned OceanGate’s focus on profit over safety.
OceanGate's Titan sub embarked on a journey to explore the Titanic wreck but met with a catastrophic end within two hours into its dive, at a depth of 12,000 feet in the Atlantic.
Brian Szasz, stepson of British businessman Hamish Harding, complained about not being able to 'get laid' despite his inheritance.
During the terrifying free fall that lasted between 48 and 71 seconds, the occupants of the Titan were acutely aware of the severity of their predicament.
The implosion killed all five people on board, including Stockton Rush, the submersible's pilot and the chief executive officer of the company.
Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, was unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John's, Newfoundland on Wednesday. The debris is expected to shed more light on the cause of the catastrophic implosion that killed everyone on board. Presumed 'human remains' were found on the wreckage recovered from the ocean floor. Watch to know more!
Presumed human remains have been recovered from the debris of the Titan submersible that was returned to land on Wednesday, the US Coast Guard has said.
Sebastian Harris was just 13-years-old when he explored the wreck of the Titanic. He said he lost consciousness during the descent.
The Coast Guard's post on Twitter gave no details, such as whether officials believe the debris is connected to the Titan, which was on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic.
The submersible, which is capable of taking passengers to a depth of 4,000 metres, is run by OceanGate Expeditions founder.
OceanGate's CEO, Stockton Rush, in a 2019 interview, suggested that excessive regulations were impeding progress and innovation in the industry.