BOSTON: The former director of marine operations for the US company whose Titanic tourism submersible is missing raised safety concerns before being fired, according to a 2018 lawsuit. David Lochridge's misgivings about the safety of the
BOSTON: The former director of marine operations for the US company whose Titanic tourism submersible is missing raised safety concerns before being fired, according to a 2018 lawsuit.the Titan, are contained in a response he filed to a lawsuit brought against him by its owner, OceanGate.in the North Atlantic after the OceanGate submersible carrying five people went missing on Sunday during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic.
In a counterclaim, Lochridge said he was fired by OceanGate in January 2018 after he"raised critical safety concerns regarding OceanGate's experimental and untested design of the Titan." Passengers on the Titan could be exposed to danger as the submersible reached extreme depths, Lochridge warned.
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