Family of man who died in Titan sub implosion sues OceanGate for $50 million by: Lauren Irwin Posted: Aug 7, 2024 / 07:15 PM PDT Updated: Aug 7, 2024 / 07:15 PM PDT ...

In 2023, led by entrepreneur and inventor Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate, the company that produced a small submersible, Titan, a five-person team went into the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean ...

On Titan’s first deep ocean test, Rush was supposed to take the submersible down to a depth of 4,200 metres – 400 metres below the depth of the Titanic wreck.

In March of 2021, the Titan's final hull underwent testing at the Deep Ocean Test Facility in Maryland. It tested to a maximum depth of 3,840 m and 4,200 m.

They luxury ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. "What was that bang?" Rush asks, turning to Foss as they note the submersible has about 400 meters to go.

Five people died – including Rush himself – when the Titan imploded during its descent to the Titanic wreck site in June 2023. That tragedy could have been avoided, an expert suggests.

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The ill-fated journey of the Titan submersible — and the disastrous missteps of OceanGate’s billionaire CEO — is the focus of a Netflix documentary.