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.
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.
OceanGate founder crashed a submersible years before Titan disaster
The CEO who was piloting the Titan submersible when it imploded underwater last year, killing him and his four passengers, once crashed another submersible into a shipwreck and then angrily threw the controls when a tearful passenger begged him to let another pilot take over,
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.
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
Titan submarine lead engineer says he 'felt pressure to get vessel ready for dive' before it imploded on its way to the Titanic and recalls how submersible was struck by LIGHTNING on test mission
Tony Nissen said he refused to pilot the Titan years ago because he didn't trust the operations staff, and that he stopped the submersible from going to the Titanic in 2019.
OceanGate CEO crashed submersible into shipwreck in 2016, threw controller at crew: ex-employee
OceanGate's former operations director, David Lochridge, is testifying at a hearing of the Coast Guard's Titan Submersible ...
Were warning signs ignored? Things to know about this week's testimony on the Titan sub disaster
Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean.
OceanGate whistleblower traces the roots of his concerns about Titan sub to a crash
OceanGate whistleblower David Lochridge says he feels let down after his warnings about the Titan submersible went unheeded.
Titan submersible malfunctioned days prior to the fatal dive, former scientific director testifies
A former OceanGate scientific director said the Titan submersible suffered a malfunction six days before imploding in June ...
OceanGate CEO crashed sub years before Titan implosion, whistleblower says
OceanGate’s former director of operations testified that Stockton Rush crashed a submersible in 2016 and only gave up control ...
Titan owner's scientific director says sub malfunctioned days before fatal dive to Titanic
The scientific director for OceanGate testified that the Titan sub malfunctioned only days before the deadly dive.
Video: OceanGate director: Titan sub crashed just days before fatal doomed dive
Steven Ross, scientific director of OceanGate who owned the sub, told a hearing into the deadly dive that the Titan had a 'platform issue' not long before its final voyage. The malfunction caused ...
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Titan submersible's scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive
Former Ocean Gate contractor, Tim Catterson testified that he also raised ... OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush, ...
New footage of the wreckage of the Titan submersible released by the Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard released footage of the Titan submersible on the ocean floor. This video led to the conclusive evidence of the catastrophic loss.