Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate, who died in the Titan tragedy, boasted in an interview that he “broke some rules” in making the submersible.
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The video, which Mexican actor Alan Estrada posted to his YouTube channel last year, resurfaced on social media on Friday, hours after the deaths of the five passengers were confirmed.
“I want to be remembered as an innovator,” says designer Stockton Rush. […] You know, I broke some rules building this (the Titan) thanks to my logic and engineering sense,” he adds.
The latter was always proud of his invention, made from an alloy of carbon fiber and titanium to ensure its lightness under water, but the machine was not certified.
The American company’s co-founder, Guillermo Söhnlein, previously claimed security was a “key element” of OceanGate. He has not been with the company since 2013.