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OceanGate employee testifies Titan submarine was unsafe and company prioritized profits over safety

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David Lochridge, former operations director of OceanGate, testified before a commission investigating the Titan sub's implosion, which resulted in the deaths of five people in June 2023. Lochridge stated that he had warned of potential safety problems before being fired in 2018, but his concerns were ignored. He also testified that he frequently clashed with co-founder Stockton Rush, who was driven by "arrogance" and prioritized making money over sound engineering decisions. Lochridge's testimony echoed that of other former employees, who described a corporate culture that valued profits over safety. Lochridge labeled the experimental submersible unsafe before its last fatal voyage, and his testimony marked his first public comments since raising concerns with his former employer.

  1. US
    Tony Nissen
    OceanGate
    1. No. And that's a difficult question to answer, because given infinite time and infinite budget, you could do infinite testing.
  2. US
    David Lochridge
    OceanGate
    1. I didn't want to lose my job. I wanted to do the Titanic. But to dive it safely. It was on my bucket list, too.
    2. There was very little in the way of science.
    3. They think they could do this on their own without proper engineering support.
    4. I was made by the company to stand up there and do talks. It was difficult. I had to go up and do presentations. All of it.
    5. The whole idea behind the company was to make money.

OceanGate Expedition

  1. Titan submersible malfunctioned before fatal dive to Titanic shipwreck site
  2. Titan submersible wreckage located on ocean floor, first images released at public hearing
  3. OceanGate suspends all operations after deadly submarine implosion

sources

  1. 1.The Times
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.BBC

perspectives

  1. 1.Disasters
  2. 2.Billionaire
  3. 3.Boating Accident
  4. 4.Submarine

countries

  1. 1.FranceFR
  2. 2.United KingdomGB

organizations

  1. 1.OceanGate
  2. 2.Marine Board of Investigation
  3. 3.US Coast Guard
  4. 4.National Transportation Safety BoardKR
  5. 5.University of Washington

persons

  1. 1.Paul-Henri Nargeolet
  2. 2.David LochridgeUS
  3. 3.Stockton Rush
  4. 4.Guillermo Sohnlein
  5. 5.Tony NissenUS
  6. 6.Bonnie Carl
  7. 7.Steven Ross
  8. 8.Hamish Harding
  9. 9.Melissa Leake
  10. 10.Shahzada Dawood
  11. 11.Wendy Rush

technicals

  1. 1.Titanic
  2. 2.MV Polar Prince
OceanGate employee testifies Titan submarine was unsafe and company prioritized profits over safety