How important was the safety of his submersible to “Titan” developer Stockton Rush? Emails show that Rush took security concerns very seriously.
Munich – The submersible “Titan” had set off on June 18 on an exploration tour of the wreck of the “Titanic” when contact was lost. Since then, revelations surrounding the company OceanGate and its late CEO Stockton Rush have continued to surface. The main concern is the safety of the “Titan”, which Rush is said not to have taken seriously. Published emails, however, show that Rush may have put Titan’s safety ahead of his business.
“Titan” inventor Rush: “Even shut down the company” due to safety concerns
Five people died in the Titan implosion. One expert criticized above all the lack of certification of the “Titan”. The portal insider There are emails from Rush and his friend and underwater vehicle expert, Karl Stanley, showing Rush addressing safety concerns in 2019. Stanley wrote to Rush that he had concerns about Titan because he heard cracking noises while diving in the Bahamas. “I think the hull has a defect near the flange that will only get worse. The only question I have is whether or not catastrophic failure will occur insider the email from Stanley.
Concerns that Rush seemed to take very seriously. “I made it clear after our dive that I will not be taking any non-essential crew, customers or media into the sub until I am certain the hull is secure,” Rush replied to the email. “As I told you before, I canceled last year’s expedition and will cancel this year’s as well, or even shut down the operation before I put an unsafe submarine into service.”
Fellow passengers report: OceanGate CEO Rush probably took the safety of the “Titan” very seriously
Other people who have dived Rush’s “Titan” say Rush was confident. “He really believed in his design – enough to trust him with his own life on several occasions,” wrote CBS reporter David Pogue in an article for the New York Magazine. He undertook a dive with the “Titan” last year.
The writer and producer of the sitcom “The Simpsons”, Mike Reiss, also made several dives with the “Titan”. He reported insider from a trip when during a dive communication was lost and they “returned to the surface immediately”. Reiss thinks OceanGate took security seriously and believed in Titan. “They did it as safely as they could do it. They trusted their own lives,” says Reiss, “but they knew it could end like this.” The passengers were also aware of the danger to their lives by signing the waiver. (vk)
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