Exclusive photos show OceanGate CEO test diving his Titanic tour sub years before 'catastrophic' failure claimed the lives of Stockton Rush and four others.
First Coast Guard District Rear Admiral John Mauger offers his condolences to the loved ones of the Titan submersible crew on 'America Reports.'Stockton Rush, the 61-year-old adventurer and CEO who died this week along with four other crew members in a catastrophic implosion near the bow of the Titanic, appeared in a series of never-before-seen surreal images captured during testing of the vehicle years ago.
The Titan sub vanished Sunday morning 1 hour and 45 minutes into a dive toward the wreck of the Titanic. Response teams found wreckage of the sub itself Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, bringing sad closure to days of a harrowing search at sea. "In 1989, Rush personally built a Glasair III experimental aircraft, which he still owns and flies," according to OceanGate."He obtained his BSE in Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 1984, and his MBA from the U.C. Berkeley Haas School of Business in 1989."
Stockton’s widow Wendy Rush is a direct descendant of Isador and Ida Straus, who were among more than 1,500 people who died when the iconic vessel struck an iceberg and sank into theOceanGate CEO, Stockton Rush is seen inside the Titan submersible in the Bahamas in May of 2018. The submersible was designed for scientific research, site surveying and media production, according to the company.
"The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. Upon this determination, we immediately notified the families," U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger told reporters."On behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the entire unified command, I offer my deepest condolences to the families."
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