Talk to someone who rode on the Titan submersible, and they\u0027re likely to mention a technological glitch.
OceanGate CEO and co-founder Stockton Rush speaks in front of a projected image of the wreck of the ocean liner SS Andrea Doria during a presentation in Boston, June 13, 2016.Following the aborted trip, the production company hired a consultant with the U.S. Navy to vet the Titan.
“It was looking more and more like we weren’t going to be the first guys down to film the Titanic — we were going to be maybe the 10th,” Weed said of the possible Titan expedition. “I felt like every time goes down, it’s going to get weaker and weaker. And that’s a little bit like playing Russian roulette.”Article content
“When my wife first came to me with this , I said to her, ‘Well, this sounds like a fun way to get killed,”‘ Reiss said. “I knew going in there. I always felt I was in good hands.” Reiss said he did notice some issues with the Titan, although he wasn’t sure everything was a glitch.Article content , never rode in the Titan despite spending a week aboard its support ship in late May, waiting for the weather to clear. He briefly climbed into the submersible, but the dive was ultimately cancelled.
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