Friend Accuses Titan Submersible Founder of Deliberately Engineering Fatal Dive
A close friend of OceanGate founder Stockton Rush has accused him of intentionally designing the Titan submersible to fail, claiming Rush planned to die at the Titanic wreck to cement his legacy. The friend, Karl Stanley, testified that Rush knew the vessel was unsafe and viewed the fatal 2023 dive as a calculated act to join 'Titanic mythology.' This new account, detailed in a recent book, suggests the implosion was not an accident but a premeditated event involving the deaths of five passengers.