Legal and Safety Concerns Arise Over OceanGate's Titan Submersible.
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OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush admitted to breaking some rules while designing the submersible to visit the wreckage of the Titanic in a 2021 interview. Rush and four others were killed in an implosion that destroyed their submersible while on the way to see the Titanic. The safety of the vessel has been called into question, with even "Titanic" director James Cameron criticizing its construction. The cause of the implosion is still under investigation.
- OceanGate CEO said he broke ‘some rules’ in engineering submersible in 2021 interview WFLA
- Families of Titan passengers may be able to sue despite possible waivers: Experts WLS-TV
- Titan submersible tragedy could lead to lawsuits, regulatory changes USA TODAY
- Carbon fiber, one of the Titan submersible's experimental materials, comes under scrutiny Yahoo News
- Waiver for OceanGate's Titan sub repeatedly warns of death New York Daily News
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