OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush once said that instead of older, 'ex-military submariners' hired by his rivals, he wanted a 'younger' and 'inspirational' team of 20-somethings for his Titanic submersible

Insider ^ | 7.4.2023 | Matthew Loh

[libh8er]

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush said in an old interview that he preferred not to hire veteran submarine pilots or technicians to keep his team "younger" and "inspirational."

Rush, who died in June on board his submersible, the Titan, was speaking with executives from Teledyne Marine, a marine-equipment manufacturer. While the interview was undated, a recording of the video meeting was published by Teledyne in August 2020, according to metadata seen by Insider.

The recording has been deleted, but Insider reviewed an archived version.

In the video, the Teledyne executive Matt Burdyny told Rush that he accompanied OceanGate on a submersible dive in Puget Sound, Washington, and commented that many OceanGate employees were fresh graduates but seemed professional.

[Maine Mariner]

Excellent answer! LOL!! :)

[DugwayDuke]

Flint wrote: “I’ve seen nothing to make me think that this disaster needs to be laid off on the team driving the sub. Looks to me like total responsibility belongs with the person who had it built and the way he had it built.”

Those are the same people. Stockton Rush was the CEO who drove the sub and designed the sub.

[butlerweave]

Me thinks Stockton Rush had no clue about submarines in water out of water maybe but not in water

[Deplorable American1776]

A submarine made by engineers who were hired by merit:

Hey, Adam, this isn't right, we have to fix it now!

A submarine made by people who were hired because of racial preference:

Hey LaTrill, this piece is a bit smaller, but I think if use duct tape and caulking, it should be fine!

Guess which one OceanGate used??

[Aut Pax Aut Bellum]

He hired a surfer dude because he liked his stories or something
I worked for a guy like him. Pure narcissist.Hired young people because they didn't know any better that he was full of crap.Plus, he could hire more to surround himself with "admirers".

[Reily]

I’ve seen that!
If you can get out of there as quickly as possible.
If you can’t do it quickly put a personal plan together to do so.

[fr_freak]

many OceanGate employees were fresh graduates but seemed professional.

I think this CEO had to find people young and gullible enough to get on his deathtrap sub. The 50 year old white guys probably all said "Hell no, I'm not getting in that piece of sh**!"

[Sequoyah101]

Not so much enthusiasm but he didn’t want anyone to argue with him or even disagree. He was an arrogant, know-it-all ass and he is dead now because of it. Too bad others fell into his web and died as well.

[TheWriterTX]

Exactly.

With age comes wisdom and experience.

They know better.

[yelostar]

The story of the Titan has origins in Greek mythology, where the Titans were the gods preceding the Olympians.

They were overthrown, defeated and banished to Tartarus - the deep abyss.

[bobbo666]

Typically, CEO’s are arrogant, narcissistic Aholes. What was un-typical about this was that the Aholes died for his arrogance.

That does not happen nearly often enough.

It is not like Icarus getting toasted ‘cause he was inspired to try something he thought would work. It was simply another entitled Ahole demanding that the world comply with his expectations.

[bgill]

Rush was driving the sub. He got what he paid for, unfortunately, he took 4 innocent men with him on his death wish.

[bgill]

He also hired a few young women who he’d take on 11 day trips. Just him and a gal. Yep, the oxygen would last a few more days with just two people instead of 5. Wonder what they’d do for that long?

[SunkenCiv]

• Video: Missing Sub CEO: It Was Important for Me Not to Hire "50-Year-Old White Guys From Military" as Submariners for His Sub Business [06/22/2023]
• CEO Didn't Hire '50-Year-Old White Guys' With Experience to Guide Titanic Sub Because They Aren't 'Inspirational', Skimped on Safety Inspections [06/21/2023]
• Titan Titanic Submarine CEO CAUGHT Admitting Company Didn't Hire 50-Year-Old Experienced White Guys [06/21/2023]
• Boss Of Titanic Sub Company Didn't Want '50-Year-Old White Guys' On His Team [06/21/2023]
• Titan Sub: OceanGate CEO Didn't Want to Hire '50-Year-Old White Guys' Because They're Not 'Inspirational' [06/21/2023]

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• Obama calls out 'obscene inequality' in news coverage of OceanGate sub tragedy and sinking of migrant ship [06/23/2023]
• Far-left reporter accused of 'wishing death' on Supreme Court Justice: 'Take him to see the Titanic' [06/22/2023]
• The Sub Story is an Example of Apolitical Fake News [06/24/2023]
• Titan sub's fatal implosion likely heard on US Navy's secret acoustic system, official says [06/23/2023]
• The Biden-Harris Regime Knew the Submersible Imploded Sunday but Milked the Story to Coverup Their Scandals [06/22/2023]
• U.S. Navy Heard What It Believed Was Titan Implosion Days Ago [06/22/2023]
• Not "Rational" US Officials Block Rescue Mission of Titanic Tourists [06/20/2023]

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• 'Sub owner said I was stupid' says Jewish billionaire offered place on Titan [06/27/2023]
• I went on Titan - it was a SUICIDE mission!': German who paid OceanGate to see Titanic wreck in 2021 says he was 'incredibly lucky' to make it after one sub 'didn't work', there were 'electrical problems' and a piece of the vessel FELL OFF [0622/2023]
• Scientist's harrowing experience trapped in submersible at Titanic wreck [06/22/2023]
• 'It was a suicide mission': German adventurer recalls his past experience aboard Titanic-exploring submersible now lost at sea [06/22/2023]

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• Titan sub CEO dismissed safety warnings as 'baseless cries', emails show [06/23/2023]
• Doomed Titanic sub CEO tried to sell cut-price tickets saying it was 'safer than crossing the street' [06/23/2023]
• OceanGate CEO seen on 2021 video admitting 'I've broken some rules' to build doomed Titan submersible [06/22/2023]
• 'Safety Is Just Pure Waste': OceanGate CEO In 2022 [06/22/2023]
• OceanGate CEO Called Safety 'A Waste,' Suit Claimed Titan Sub Was Not Tested Properly [06/21/2023]

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• The maker of Titan previously complained about strict passenger-vessel regulations, saying the industry was 'obscenely safe' [06/21/2023]
• Gut feeling Thrill-seeker pulled out of missing Titanic sub trip over fears it was 'cutting too many corners' [06/21/2023]
• The Missing Titan: OceanGate Was Twice Warned of 'Catastrophic' Problems With Its Submersible [06/21/2023]
• A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate's submersible in 2018. Then he was fired... Original carbon fiber hull wasn't rated for Titanic depths, claimed operations director [06/21/2023]
• A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate's submersible in 2018. Then he was fired. [06/21/2023]
• When This Word Appears THREE Times in the Titanic Submersible Waiver, Maybe You Shouldn't Go (interesting video inside the craft) [06/20/2023]

[353FMG]

A $250,000/passenger death wish.

[353FMG]

An army of lawyers standing in line licking their lips.

[353FMG]

They put their faith in titanium and carbon fiber but failed to question the transition region between the two dissimilar materials and nothing is being mentioned about the common glue that bound the carbon fibers. Was it the proper gorilla glue?

[jaydubya2]

"In 2018, OceanGate's director of marine operations, David Lochridge, composed a report documenting safety concerns he had about Titan. In court documents, Lochridge said that he had urged the company to have Titan assessed and certified by an agency, but OceanGate had declined to do so, citing an unwillingness to pay.[51] He also said that the transparent viewport on its forward end, due to its nonstandard and therefore experimental design, was only certified to a depth of 1,300 m (4,300 ft), only a third of the depth required to reach the Titanic."

In a 2022 interview, Rush told CBS News, "At some point, safety just is pure waste. I mean, if you just want to be safe, don't get out of bed. Don't get in your car. Don't do anything."[46] Rush said in a 2021 interview, "I've broken some rules to make [Titan]. I think I've broken them with logic and good engineering behind me. The carbon fiber and titanium, there's a rule you don't do that. Well, I did."

[EVO X]

I think you are wrong. Everybody involved with this disaster are going to have to hire lawyers..

[tennmountainman]

It’s been described by Stockton Rush as a peanut butter thick style glue.
A very thick glue.