"OceanGate CEO with GOP ties missing in Titanic sub"

OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush once explained why he preferred not to hire "50-year-old White guys" with military experience to pilot his company's vessels, noting that he valued captains who were "inspirational" over experience. Rush is one of five crew members on OceanGate's Titan submersible craft, which disappeared on Sunday during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean. Rescue efforts by U.S. and Canadian authorities are underway, as the crew is sealed inside the craft with a limited oxygen supply.