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Safety Concerns Raised After CEO of OceanGate's Titan Submersible Dies in Experimental Craft
The CEO of OceanGate's Titan submersible, Stockton Rush, dismissed safety warnings from a leading deep sea exploration specialist, Rob McCallum, as "baseless cries." McCallum urged Rush to seek certification for the Titan before using it for commercial tours, saying that it should not be used until it had been certified by an independent agency.
Rush defended his business and qualifications, but the exchange ended after OceanGate's lawyers threatened legal action.
The Titan was never certified, and concerns have been raised over the experimental design and carbon fiber material used to build it.
Experts have questioned the safety of Titan and the lack of regulation in the private sector deep-sea expeditions.
The article highlights the death of Stockton Rush in a submarine owned by OceanGate, a company that specializes in deep-sea exploration.
The submarine, Titan, had been designed outside of accepted engineering standards, but the company claimed that it still met standards where they applied.
However, the company's CEO, David McCallum, admitted that the design of the submarine fell outside of accepted standards and that nobody should have traveled in it.
He emphasized the importance of following sound engineering principles based on hard-won experience to avoid terrible consequences.
The Titan was never certified, and concerns have been raised over the experimental design and carbon fiber material used to build it.
Experts have questioned the safety of Titan and the lack of regulation in the private sector deep-sea expeditions.
The article highlights the death of Stockton Rush in a submarine owned by OceanGate, a company that specializes in deep-sea exploration.
The submarine, Titan, had been designed outside of accepted engineering standards, but the company claimed that it still met standards where they applied.
However, the company's CEO, David McCallum, admitted that the design of the submarine fell outside of accepted standards and that nobody should have traveled in it.
He emphasized the importance of following sound engineering principles based on hard-won experience to avoid terrible consequences.
