Category: OceanGate

Wife of OceanGate CEO Onboard Missing Tourist Submarine Is Descendant of Titanic Victims: Report

The wife of the OceanGate CEO on board the tourist submarine that went missing while surveying the Titanic shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean is a descendant of two passengers who died on the Titanic, according to a new report. OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, founded the company in 2009 and also oversees its financial and engineering strategies, according…


The US Coast Guard Is Bringing in More Ships, Vessels to Search for Lost Titanic Tourist Submersible

Rescuers on Wednesday rushed more ships and vessels to the area where a submersible disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site, hoping underwater sounds they detected for a second straight day might help narrow their search in an increasingly urgent mission. The full scope of the search was twice the size of Connecticut…


Whistleblower Who Flagged Safety Issues in Missing Titanic Submersible Was Fired

A whistleblower from the company whose submersible went missing during an undersea expedition to the Titanic had raised safety concerns ahead of the craft’s maiden voyage and was later fired. David Lochridge once served as the director of marine operations at OceanGate, the firm whose “Titan” submersible went missing on Sunday during a deep dive…


‘Experimental With No Oversight:’ Experts Had Concerns About OceanGate Sub for Years

Two engineers behind a 2018 effort to flag concerns about the submersible missing in the North Atlantic say the vessel has not had the design and safety scrutiny typical in their industry. William Kohnen, president and CEO of the California-based engineering firm Hydrospace Group, says it’s hard to know what went wrong on the Titan…