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The Titan submersible's lead engineer says he told OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 'I'm not getting in it' when asked to do a test dive
OceanGate's former engineering director said he had refused to pilot the ill-fated submersible whic…
Aditi Bharade
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Stockton Rush reportedly wanted OceanGate to build underwater doomsday bunkers for billionaires
Former OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush dreamt of building self-driving submersibles and underwater doom…
Jyoti Mann
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A Vegas investor says he was invited to go on OceanGate's submersible but made up an excuse to get out of the trip because he didn't trust Stockton Rush's safety claims
Jay Bloom told Newsweek that he and his son were invited to go on the submersible but that he grew …
Cheryl Teh
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Stockton Rush's recklessness was an open secret that nobody could do anything about
Industry experts warned Rush that his ambition could lead to tragedy, but OceanGate's operations in…
Erin Snodgrass
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Stockton Rush could have learned a lot about safety from the Titanic
While the RMS Titanic actually went above its era's safety measures, Stockton Rush ignored warnings…
Rebecca Cohen
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush added to Wikipedia list of inventors killed by their own inventions
Stockton Rush and four other passengers were traveling to the Titanic wreck in a submersible when t…
Lauren Edmonds
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Who is Stockton Rush, the 'daredevil' CEO of OceanGate and one of the 5 on board the Titan submersible?
The 61-year-old founded the company "dedicated to direct human exploration of the undersea world" a…
Mia Jankowicz,Chris Johnston
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Stockton Rush's OceanGate had college-aged interns designing the submersible's electrical system: report
"The whole electrical system — that was our design," a former intern told the Washington Stat…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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The world needs people like 'visionary' OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush: former Titan passenger-turned-investor
"We need people like Stockton. He is a hero," Aaron Newman, who became an investor in OceanGate aft…
Natalie Musumeci
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Stockton Rush deliberately structured OceanGate's Titanic operations to be outside US jurisdiction, says former employee: report
Experts have raised concerns about loopholes that enabled the Titan submersible to evade independen…
Tom Porter
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush decided to sell deep-sea dives to the Titanic because 'it's such an iconic thing underwater'
Stockton Rush told Insider in 2020 that "if you ask somebody what's underwater, they're going to sa…
Sonam Sheth
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush said the Titan submersible was struck by lightning during a test in the Bahamas back in 2018
"Fortunately, it was not a direct strike. A direct strike to the carbon fiber probably would have t…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush once crashed his car into a train and was charged with drunk driving while at Princeton: report
Princeton's student newspaper, The Daily Princetonian, said that Rush was involved in a "series of …
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Stockton Rush's friend said the OceanGate CEO designed a 'mousetrap' for billionaires: 'He definitely knew it was going to end like this'
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush knew his Titan submersible would likely end in disaster, his friend sai…
Hannah Getahun
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A friend said he warned Stockton Rush about possible defects on the Titan in 2019 after hearing 'cracking' noises
Karl Stanley said he told Stockton Rush about what "sounded like a flaw/defect" after taking a dive…
Jyoti Mann
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Wendy Rush, Stockton Rush's wife, helped run Titan dives and was OceanGate's 'No. 2,' says former Polar Prince passenger
"She took part in the meetings and you got the sense that she was No. 2," Arnie Weissmann, who spen…
Jyoti Mann
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A former Titan passenger said Stockton Rush didn't follow 'the crowd' – but safety was the 'most important thing' for OceanGate
Aaron Newman told Fox Business that the OceanGate CEO may not have listened to others or done "what…
Jyoti Mann
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush once defended the rich passengers on his Titanic dives, saying 'profit' is the way things get done
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush once said visits to the Titanic were 'a fraction of the cost' of space …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Stockton Rush was a 'cowboy' who 'cut one too many corners,' says the yacht broker trying to sell an old OceanGate sub
Stockton Rush's Titan submersible imploded on a trip to the Titanic shipwreck last month. Now, thos…
Rebecca Cohen
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OceanGate's Titanic sub once had a battery go 'kaput' on a dive to the wreck, and Stockton Rush suggested sleeping in the sub overnight
Passengers were close to the Titanic wreck when Rush said they needed to turn back or sleep overnig…