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  • 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...
  • 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...