The owner of a small submersible that imploded and killed five people on its way to the wreck of the Titanic has legal avenues to seek court protection from costly litigation, a maritime law professor at Louisiana’s Tulane University said Friday. Martin Davies said OceanGate Expeditions has the option to file an application through a…
Simpsons Writer and Previous Titan Passenger Noted Sub’s Communication Problems
A former “Simpsons” writer who took part in four trips on OceanGate’s Titan Sub has cast light on the ongoing communication problems experienced during deep sea dives. Mike Reiss, a previous showrunner for the satirical series, completed four dives on the subversive submarine and said during each of the expeditions, contact was lost with the…
‘The Simpsons’ Writer and Previous Titan Passenger Noted Sub’s Communication Problems
A former “The Simpsons” writer who took part in four trips on OceanGate’s Titan Sub has cast light on the ongoing communication problems experienced during deep sea dives. Mike Reiss, a previous showrunner for the satirical series, completed four dives on the subversive submarine and said during each of the expeditions, contact was lost with…
‘Diversity’ Instead of Competence
A friend who worked on the film “Titanic” just sent me a report headlined: “Titan Sub: OceanGate CEO Didn’t Want to Hire ’50-Year-Old White Guys’ Because They’re Not ‘Inspirational’” The report is worth reading in full, but especially noteworthy are statements that OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush made in 2020. “When I started the business, one…
Questions Emerge About Titanic-Bound Sub’s Regulation, as Investigators Hunt for Reason It Imploded
Authorities hunted Friday for the reason a submersible carrying people to the wreck of the Titanic imploded deep in the North Atlantic, as questions emerged about how such expeditions are regulated and tributes poured in for the five aboard who were killed. The announcement that no one survived Thursday brought a tragic end to a…
5 Men on Missing Titanic Submarine Died in ‘Catastrophic Implosion’: Coast Guard
The operator of a submersible vehicle that went missing while trying to view the Titanic wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean said that it’s likely all five people on board have died, while U.S. Coast Guard officials said a “catastrophic implosion” likely occurred. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son…
Missing Titanic Submarine Crew Likely Died in ‘Catastrophic Implosion’: Coast Guard
The operator of a submersible vehicle that went missing while trying to view the Titanic wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean said that it’s likely all five people on board have died, while U.S. Coast Guard officials said a “catastrophic implosion” likely occurred. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son…
‘Debris Field’ Found Missing Titanic Submarine Search, Says US Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard said that search and rescue crews found a debris field near the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean, coming days after a rescue effort was launched to find a missing OceanGate submarine with five people on board. In a post on Twitter Thursday, the Coast Guard said an…
‘Debris Field’ Found in Missing Titanic Submarine Search, Says US Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard said that search and rescue crews found a debris field near the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean, coming days after a rescue effort was launched to find a missing OceanGate submarine with five people on board. In a post on Twitter Thursday, the Coast Guard said an…
OceanGate Co-founder Has Major Update on ‘Time Window’ for Titanic Submarine Rescue
A co-founder of OceanGate Expeditions gave a somewhat optimistic view about rescuing the five-man crew of the missing Titan submarine after it went incommunicado earlier this week amid concerns that the vessel will run out of oxygen. In a statement posted on social media, OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Söhnlein, who left the firm in 2013, said that…
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