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Titan inquiry: OceanGate employee pushes back against idea of 'desperation' to complete missions
A key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic pushed back at a question from a Coast Guard investigator about whether OceanGate felt a sense of "desperation" to complete the dives because of the high price tag.
OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday that he hopes the tragedy yields a renewed interest in exploration.
Passenger on a previous Titan sub dive says his mission was aborted due to apparent malfunction
A paid passenger on an expedition to the Titanic with the company that owned the Titan submersible testified before a U.S. Coast Guard investigatory panel Friday that the mission he took part in was aborted due to apparently mechanical failure.
Titan submersible's scientific director says the sub malfunctioned just prior to the Titanic dive
A mission specialist for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year told the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday that the firm was staffed by competent people who wanted to "make dreams come true."
A key employee says the Titan sub tragedy could have been prevented
A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that he frequently clashed with the company's co-founder and felt the company was committed only to making money.
The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic testified Monday that he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier.
Explorer's family could have difficulty winning their lawsuit against Titan sub owner, experts say
A lawsuit stemming from the Titan submersible disaster felt inevitable, but winning a big judgment against the owner of the vessel could be very difficult, legal experts said Thursday.
Family of explorer killed in Titan implosion seeks $50M-plus in wrongful death lawsuit
The family of French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeole, who died in a submersible implosion off Newfoundland in 2023, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $50 million that accuses the sub's operator of gross negligence.
These gents have never missed a Super Bowl. And they hope to keep the streak going
The three fans, all in their 80s, are Don Crisman, Gregory Eaton and Tom Henschel. The men have attended every final since the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, the forerunner to the modern Super Bowl, took place in Los Angeles in 1967.
OceanGate, owner of submersible that imploded during Titanic dive, suspends operations
The company that owned the Titan submersible, which fatally imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people aboard, said Thursday it has suspended operations.