OceanGate Expeditions confirmed to reporters that its CEO, Stockton Rush, was also on board the Titanic submarine, which disappeared at 13,000 feet on Sunday while investigating the wreckage of the Titanic.

Savings on security measures

The media is now actively publishing various statements that Rush has made in the past. For example, he told a reporter last year that “boundaries” should be placed on precautionary measures.

You know, at some point security just goes to waste. So, if you just want to be safe, don’t get out of bed, get in the car, do nothing. At some point, you’re going to take some risk, and it’s really a matter of risk versus reward. I think I can do it safely by breaking the rules.
Rush told CBS’s David Pogue on an episode of the “Unsung Science” podcast.

Pogue later noted that after boarding the Titan for his podcast last summer, the ship also “disappeared for a few hours.” The reporter learned that The company appears to have used “off-the-shelf components” for its submarine that were not and were not designed specifically for submarines.. For example, an inexpensive video game controller (gamepad) served as a control tool.

Another sin attributed to Rush is alleged fraud. In early 2023, they were sued by a “rich couple” who claimed they were not reimbursed for a trip they never took in 2017.

Almost all the names are known.

As NBC points out, OceanGate’s confirmation that Rush is on board means we now know the identities of all but one of the five crew members:

• CEO of OceanGate.
• Hamish Harding, British billionaire and aerospace company owner.
• Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood.
• His son, Solomon.

Follow the evolution of events related to the missing sub in Channel 24’s other material.