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  • OceanGate CEO Called Safety 'A Waste,' Suit Claimed Titan Sub Was Not Tested Properly

    06/21/2023 6:41:03 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 149 replies
    JALOPNIK ^ | 6/21 | Collin Woodard
    A submersible carrying tourists to look at the remains of the Titanic went missing on Sunday, and the odds of anyone onboard surviving grow lower by the day. It’s also been reported that the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, the company behind the excursion, is onboard. And the more information that comes out, the less surprising it is that we’ve ended up in this situation. Metro reports that last year, when asked about the safety of the Titan submersible, Stockton Rush, OceanGate’s CEO, said, “You know, there’s a limit. At some point safety just is pure waste. I mean if you...
  • Titan Sub Rescuers Still Searching For Mysterious Knocking Sound As Sub's Oxygen Supply Dwindle

    06/21/2023 6:38:29 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 50 replies
    Jalopnik ^ | 6/21 | Steve DaSilva
    The area surrounding Titanic's Atlantic grave grows busier with search vessels as everyone tries to get eyes on the missing OceanGate submersible.Earlier this week, a submarine full of tourists disappeared while on a trip to the wreckage of the Titanic. The sub was equipped with 96 hours of oxygen, meaning rescuers are racing against the clock to locate the missing sub and save its occupants from watery, claustrophobic hell. The latest update? They’re still down there. However, rescuers have noticed a sound coming from beneath the North Atlantic, a set of “banging” noises first discovered by a Canadian plane. They’re...
  • Titanic Submersible: How Sunken Subs Have Been Recovered in the Past

    06/21/2023 3:58:49 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 13 replies
    AOL ^ | June 21, 2023 | Christopher Wilson
    As rescuers continue to search for the missing submersible carrying five passengers who intended to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, naval experts have emphasized the challenges of a successful rescue operation. Recovering underwater craft is always a tricky business, and the submersible that traveled to the Titanic went to such extreme depths that any rescue attempt would be extraordinarily difficult. Fifty years ago, the two-man crew of a small submersible was rescued off the coast of Ireland, but was in far shallower waters than the vessel that’s currently stuck somewhere in the vicinity of the Titanic. When asked if...
  • The Welsh Adventurer Who Visited Titanic Shipwreck in Submarine

    06/21/2023 3:47:32 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 9 replies
    Wales Online ^ | 21 JUN 2023 | Sam Cook
    Five people are currently missing in a submersible that went to visit the Titanic shipwreckWelsh presenter and adventurer Lowri Morgan has recalled how she felt “emotional” upon venturing down to see the Titanic shipwreck in a Mir Russian submersible in 2003. The 48-year-old, who hails from Gowerton, was speaking to WalesOnline following news that a tourist submersible, Titan, went missing during a similar expedition on Sunday, June 18. “When the opportunity came I accepted the challenge and was committed to doing the research,” said Lowri, who was a deep-sea diver at the time. She described how at the time the...
  • Stepson of billionaire on missing Titanic sub flirts with Only Fans model as rescuers race to find vessel

    06/21/2023 3:39:27 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 19 replies
    New York Post ^ | June 21, 2023 | Natalie O'Neill
    The stepson of a British billionaire aboard a missing Titanic-bound sub went online to flirt with a nearly nude Only Fans model Wednesday as rescuers raced to find the vessel. Brian Szasz, the stepson of wealthy British explorer Hamish Harding, retweeted an image of Only Fans it-girl Brea flashing her booty in a thong with the caption, “can i sit on u” on Twitter Wednesday as the high-stakes rescue mission unfolded. “Yes please!” Szasz gushed enthusiastically. The post came just minutes after he asked followers to “please keep my family in your prayers.”
  • Stepson of Billionaire on Missing Titanic Sub Attends Blink-182 Concert Amid Search

    06/21/2023 3:37:44 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 25 replies
    New York Post ^ | June 20, 2023 | Alex Oliveira
    As crews race against the clock to locate and rescue the passengers of the submersible that vanished while visiting the Titanic wreck, the stepson of one of the missing didn’t let the unfolding ordeal keep him from one of his passions: rocking out with Blink 182. Brian Szasz — whose billionaire stepfather Hamish Harding is one of the five people who could be trapped in total darkness 12,000 feet down beneath the Atlantic Ocean with about 40 hours of oxygen left — shared Monday that he was attending a Blink 182 concert in California despite the ongoing situation. “It might...
  • What happened to the missing Titan sub? These are the most likely scenarios

    06/21/2023 1:27:46 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 120 replies
    Global News ^ | By Michelle Butterfield Global News Posted June 21, 2023 1:04 pm Updated June 21, 2023 2:57 pm
    MULTIPLE VIDEOS AT LINK......... An extensive search-and-rescue has entered its third day trying to locate a submersible that went missing during a dive to the Titanic shipwreck, and time is running out. Rescuers have been racing against the clock because even under the best of circumstances, the vessel, OceanGate Expedition’s Titan, could run out of oxygen as soon as Thursday morning. A glimmer of hope came Wednesday morning, when the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said in a statement that a Canadian aircraft had detected noises underwater. The statement did not elaborate on what rescuers believe the noises could be. In...
  • What’s it like on the Titanic sub? Ex-passenger recalls trip amid ‘torturous’ wait for news

    06/21/2023 1:13:55 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 62 replies
    Global News ^ | June 21, 2023 3:41 pm | By Sean Previl
    “Intense worry” is how a former passenger of the missing Titanic submersible describes his feelings as he waits with hope that the five people onboard, including two of his friends, will be found safely. Alfred Hagen, president of Hagen Construction and Development and a self-described adventurer from Pennsylvania, spoke with Global News about his connection to the ship and recounted his own journey he took into the ocean depths in 2021. His friends Paul-Henry Nargolet, a French diver considered a world expert on the Titanic, and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush were on the submersible when it went missing Sunday. “As...
  • Boss Of Titanic Sub Company Didn’t Want ‘50-Year-Old White Guys’ On His Team

    06/21/2023 12:14:03 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 58 replies
    Daily Wire ^ | June 21, 2023 | Hank Berrien
    Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, is aboard the submerged vessel along with billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet, and British businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son, Suleman. Since the 22-foot craft lost contact with the surface early Sunday, critics have come forward to blast the company’s safety practices. But Rush was previously adamant that he values youth over experience when it comes to assembling his crews. “When I started the business, one of the things you’ll find, there are other sub operators out there, but they typically have gentlemen who are ex-military sub-mariners, and they — you’ll...
  • The maker of Titan previously complained about strict passenger-vessel regulations, saying the industry was 'obscenely safe'

    06/21/2023 12:02:51 PM PDT · by VAFreedom · 53 replies
    YAHOO NEWS ^ | 6/20/23 | Mia Jankowicz
    In a 2019 interview, the Titan's maker lamented "obscenely safe" diving security regulations. CEO Stockton Rush said he understood the regulations but regretted their effect on innovation. Rush is understood to be on board the submersible that lost contact with the surface Sunday.
  • The Lost Titanic Sub Didn’t Even Have a Basic Safety Beacon

    06/21/2023 11:18:17 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 161 replies
    Daily Beast ^ | Updated Jun. 20, 2023 5:41PM ET | Tony Ho Tran Deputy Editor, Innovation & Tech Justin Rohrlich Reporter
    Search and rescue teams are racing against the clock as they attempt to find a missing submersible and its five-person crew that was slated to explore the wreck of the Titanic nearly 13,000 feet under the North Atlantic on June 18. The U.S. Coast Guard said that the 22-foot-long deep-sea vessel, dubbed the Titan, only has a few days worth of oxygen. The craft is owned and operated by OceanGate, a private submersible company that offers chartered trips to the wreckage of the Titanic to customers for $250,000 a seat. It set out on its voyage on Sunday morning, but...
  • Gut feeling Thrill-seeker pulled out of missing Titanic sub trip over fears it was 'cutting too many corners'

    06/21/2023 9:05:49 AM PDT · by EliRoom8 · 129 replies
    The New York Post ^ | June 21, 2023 | Lee Brown
    A multimillionaire thrill-seeker who was supposed to be on the missing Titanic sub said he pulled out over fears it was “cutting too many corners” — and was run with a $40 videogame controller. Digital marketing tycoon Chris Brown, 61, told the Sun that he paid a $10,000 deposit for the trip along with his friend Hamish Harding, the 58-year-old British billionaire who is among the five still missing.
  • Desperate Last-Ditch Attempt To Rescue Titanic Sub Begins

    06/21/2023 8:43:31 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 121 replies
    Daily Wire ^ | Jun 21, 2023 | By Hank Berrien
    As time runs out for the passengers on the Titan submersible that went looking deep into the sea for wreckage of the Titanic, a last-ditch effort involving heavy machinery and submarines arrived in Newfoundland on Tuesday night. Three C-17 aircraft from the U.S. Air Force reportedly landed at a cargo terminal in St. John’s, Newfoundland, carrying unmanned vehicles capable of going 19,000 feet underwater as well as two heavy-duty Hyundai winches emblazoned “6000 kg line pull,” a huge roll of cable, and two large machines that said “high voltage” on their sides, The Daily Mail reported. A forklift truck loaded...
  • New assets arrive in search for OceanGate Titan sub after Canadians pick up 'underwater noises'

    06/21/2023 8:09:26 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 97 replies
    FOX News ^ | Last Update June 21, 2023 10:43am ET | Michael Ruiz
    The search for the missing OceanGate Titan submarine, which disappeared Sunday during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean, is now in its fourth day. The Coast Guard estimated Tuesday afternoon that there were about 40 to 41 hours of oxygen remaining on the vessel, which is carrying five people. BOSTON – Three new vessels arrived "on-scene" in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday morning to join search and rescue efforts for the missing OceanGate Titan sub as the estimated oxygen supply on board continues to dwindle. The U.S. Coast Guard said the new vessels bring additional...
  • The Missing Titan: OceanGate Was Twice Warned of 'Catastrophic' Problems With Its Submersible

    06/21/2023 7:36:23 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 48 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 06/21/2023 | Rick Moran
    The saga of the Titan submersible, missing since Monday shortly after it launched to take tourists to see the wreck of the Titanic, is a story that may prove to be as tragic — and maddening — as the tale of the doomed ocean liner itself.In 2018, experts inside and outside the company sounded alarms about the Titan submersible — most notably, that the craft wasn’t properly certified to dive to the depths necessary to reach the Titanic. OceanGate’s director of marine operations, David Lochridge, wrote a report saying the craft needed more testing, stressing “the potential dangers to passengers...
  • 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 7:29:05 AM PDT · by Red Badger
    Tech Crunch ^ | 2:00 PM CDT • June 20, 2023 | Mark Harris
    he director of marine operations at OceanGate, the company whose submersible went missing Sunday on an expedition to the Titanic in the North Atlantic, was fired after raising concerns about its first-of-a-kind carbon fiber hull and other systems before its maiden voyage, according to a filing in a 2018 lawsuit first reported by Insider and New Republic. David Lochridge was terminated in January 2018 after presenting a scathing quality control report on the vessel to OceanGate’s senior management, including founder and CEO Stockton Rush, who is on board the missing vessel. According to a court filing by Lochridge, the preamble...
  • Titan Sub: OceanGate CEO Didn't Want to Hire '50-Year-Old White Guys' Because They're Not 'Inspirational'

    06/21/2023 6:02:41 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 185 replies
    Information Liberation ^ | June 20, 2023 | Chris Menahan
    OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who went missing aboard his Titan submersible vessel along with four other passengers on Sunday, told an interviewer he didn't want to hire a bunch of "50-year-old white guys" like other submarine companies because he wanted his team to be "inspirational." WATCH: SHOCKING VIDEO AT LINK............. [Embed starts at 5:01] "When I started the business, one of the things you'll find, there are other sub-operators out there but they typically have gentleman who are ex-military submariners and you'll see a whole bunch of 50-year-old white guys," Rush told a representative with Teledyne Marine. "I wanted our...
  • 'Likely signs of life have been detected': Rescue plane hunting Titanic sub with five on board 'hears banging' every 30 minutes near wreck site, giving 'hope' the men are ALIVE - but redirected drones fail to find missing vessel

    06/21/2023 5:38:15 AM PDT · by Red Badger
    Daily Mail UK ^ | UPDATED: 02:16 EDT, 21 June 2023 | By ALICE WRIGHT
    Canadian aircraft picked up banging sounds near the disappearance site Rescuers are trying to locate the sub that went missing on its way to the Titanic *************************************** Noises have been detected from the search area of the missing deep-sea vessel near the wreck site of the Titanic as those on board face a dwindling supply of oxygen, the US Coast Guard has confirmed. The submersible, named Titan, lost communication with tour operators on Sunday while about 435 miles south of St John's, Newfoundland during a voyage to the shipwreck off the coast of Canada. Titan has five people on board,...
  • A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate’s submersible in 2018. Then he was fired.

    06/21/2023 3:07:05 AM PDT · by servo1969 · 57 replies
    techcrunch.com ^ | 6-20-2023 | Mark Harris
    The director of marine operations at OceanGate, the company whose submersible went missing Sunday on an expedition to the Titanic in the North Atlantic, was fired after raising concerns about its first-of-a-kind carbon fiber hull and other systems before its maiden voyage, according to a filing in a 2018 lawsuit first reported by Insider and New Republic.David Lochridge was terminated in January 2018 after presenting a scathing quality control report on the vessel to OceanGate's senior management, including founder and CEO Stockton Rush, who is on board the missing vessel.According to a court filing by Lochridge, the preamble to his...
  • Titan Five's 'last chance' rescue machinery is flown into Canada airport on colossal US cargo planes... but face 15-hour race across Atlantic and will get to area of missing sub just as emergency air runs out

    06/21/2023 1:27:22 AM PDT · by Beowulf9 · 44 replies
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | June 21 2023 | DANIEL BATES and SHAWN COHEN
    A battery of heavy machinery and submarines dubbed the 'last chance' for the crew of the Titan tourist submarine arrived in Canada tonight - but it now faces a race against time to help rescuers in the desperate search. The array of winches, cables and unmanned vehicles capable of going 19,000 feet underwater were delivered to St John's airport in Newfoundland by three US Air Force cargo planes. It was taken with a police escort to the port where a waiting ship, the Horizon Arctic, was due to set sail at midnight.