OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush crashed a submersible on dive to Andrea Doria wreck years before Titan disaster: ‘He wouldn’t listen’
OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush crashed a submersible into a shipwreck and then threw the vessel’s rudimentary controls at a more experienced employee years before he piloted the doomed Titan voyage last summer.
Titan submersible tragedy: Specialist to testify as probe exposes rush to Titanic dive
Earlier this month, the Coast Guard opened a public hearing that is part of a high-level investigation into the cause of the implosion. The public hearing began Sept. 16 and some of the testimony has focused on problems the Washington state company had prior to the fatal 2023 dive.
OceanGate official says mishap on submersible preceded dive
Appearing before a U.S. Coast Guard panel, Steven Ross told the board about a platform issue the experimental submersible experienced in June 2023, just days before it imploded on its way to the Titanic site. The malfunction caused passengers onboard the submersible to "tumble about," and it took an hour to get them out of the water.
Titan submersible malfunctioned just six days before fatal dive, ex-OceanGate scientific director testifies
Rush “crashed into the rear bulkhead, the rest of the passengers tumbled about, I ended up standing on the rear bulkhead,” ex-OceanGate scientific director said.
OceanGate Whistleblower Recalls Moment Stockton Rush Became Irate While Tangled in Wreck of Andrea Doria
Lochridge. a submarine pilot and inspector, was so frustrated with operations and safety issues at OceanGate that he sounded the alarm, and was dismissed from the company for allegedly violating a nondisclosure agreement. He then sued the company arguing that he was dismissed for being a whistleblower.
Former OceanGate worker gave warning to Titan sub CEO Stockton Rush before disaster
A former OceanGate worker gave a warning to the CEO of the company before the Titan submersible disaster. It’s been just over a year since the Titan sub suffered a ‘catastrophic implosion’ on its mission to visit the wreck of the Titanic.
OceanGate whistleblower details Titan’s ‘appalling’ flaws, says CEO Stockon Rush did things ‘on the cheap’
David Lochridge was quickly removed from the Titan project after he repeatedly clashed with CEO Stockton Rush.
Former OceanGate Director Accuses CEO Stockton Rush Of Cost-Cutting Leading To Titan Disaster
David Lochridge, a former marine operations director at OceanGate, has come forward with serious allegations regarding the tragic implosion of the Titan submersible in 2023.
The Titan submersible's lead engineer says he told OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 'I'm not getting in it' when asked to do a test dive
OceanGate's former engineering director said he had refused to pilot the ill-fated submersible which imploded more than a year ago.
OceanGate former lead engineer who refused to pilot Titan testifies to pressure to get sub into the water
I'm not getting in it,'” Tony Nissen said he told Stockton Rush, co-founder of the OceanGate company that owned the Titan submersible.
Titan engineer felt 'under pressure' to get doomed submersible out to sea
Titan engineer felt 'under pressure' to get doomed submersible out to sea - Engineer Tony Nissen told an inquiry into the Titan which imploded killing five that he had previously flagged safety concer
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Terrifying new Titan sub 3D simulation shows what happened in minutes leading up to fatal implosion
Lochridge, who was fired from the company in 2018, told investigators that it was 'inevitable' something would eventually go ...
Coast Guard probe into Titan sub implosion enters fourth day
The investigatory panel has listened to three days of testimony that raised questions about the company's operations before ...
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Titan Sub Had Been in a 'Crash' Just Days Before Catastrophic Implosion, Inquest Hears
A U.S. Coast Guard hearing has kicked off to establish the causes of the June 2023 catastrophe, when the Titan submersible ...
“Titan ”Mission Specialist Refutes Account of CEO Panicking but Says Crew Considered Using Ctrl+Alt+Delete During a Dive
A former OceanGate mission specialist — the title given to paying passengers or observers of its underwater dives — struck a ...
Titan sub hearing live: OceanGate volunteer said nobody was concerned until sub ‘was really overdue’ from dive
OceanGate volunteer said nobody was concerned until sub ‘was really overdue’ from dive - The testimony is part of the ...
Witness gets emotional recounting doomed Titan dive during Coast Guard hearing on submersible implosion
A witness got emotional recounting the day of the doomed Titan submersible dive while testifying during the U.S. Coast ...
Former OceanGate specialist breaks down in tears describing doomed Titan dive: ‘Never sold as a Disney ride’
In addition to OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush, British explorer Hamish Harding, French Titanic expert Paul-Henri ...
Titanic traveler delivers a tearful plea for citizen science at OceanGate sub hearing
Titanic visitor Renata Rojas asked the panel investigating the loss of OceanGate's Titan sub and its crew to safeguard ...