‘Remaining silent didn’t seem an option’: Submersible expert had concerns about Titan in 2018

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‘Remaining silent didn’t seem an option’: Submersible expert had concerns about Titan in 2018
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Submersible expert William Khonen was one of 40 experts who wrote a letter to the OceanGate CEO warning the experimental submersible ‘Titan’ did not meet industry standards.

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Submersible expert William Kohnen was one of 40 experts who wrote a letter to the OceanGate CEO in 2018, warning the “experimental” submersible ‘Titan’ did not meet industry standards. “It … came about because we do organise the only conference on submersibles; we invite experts from around the world once a year,” he told Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan.

“In 2018, at the end of the conference, a number of people said, ‘you know, this is very, very risky – 4,000 metres for five people, doing it, experimental without following our accepted rules of design and safety, is so risky – what do we do?

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