Rush responded that he was "tired of industry players who try to use a Until it had been classified by an independent body. Was potentially putting his clients at risk and urged him to stop using the sub Rob McCallum, a leading expert in the field, told Rush he The BBC has seen messages which show warnings over the sub's safety were repeatedly dismissed by CEO Stockton Rush - one of the five men who died onboard the craft. The day who have criticised OceanGate over the safety of the Titan sub. We've been hearing from deep sea exploration experts throughout You can read more about the five members aboard the submersible in this article. OceanGate, whose chief executive Stockton Rush also perished on board its Titan sub, said it was a "tragic time". The Dawood family said they were "overwhelmed with the love and support it has received" after losing Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman, 19. "If we can take any small consolation from this tragedy, it's that we lost him doing what he loved," they said.
The family of British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding described him as a "dedicated father" who "lived his life for his family, his business and for the next adventure". The 77-year-old was known as a world-leading Titanic expert who had completed more than 35 dives to the wreck.
Renowned French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet was lauded as "one of the greatest deep-sea explorers in modern history" by his family. He frequently touted the safety record of the industry, said Bloom, "but he completely disregarded his deviation from the industry norms".īloom described Rush as a "lone wolf without resources, who put things together with duct tape and WD40".ĭawood Family/Lotus Eye Photography/Reuters Copyright: Dawood Family/Lotus Eye Photography/ReutersĪs we've been reporting throughout the day, the families and friends of those lost on the Titan sub have been paying tribute to their loved ones. "But the more we learned, the more concerned we became."īloom called it a shame that Rush did not seek "constructive feedback" about the Titan. "Had we not had the safety concerns, it's something we really would like to have done," he told BBC News about a potential visit to the Titanic. Text messages he shared show that OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush offered to discount his trip to $150,000 - down from the normal $250,000 per person.īut Bloom still refused, due to fears the sub was not capable of diving safely. Las Vegas businessman Jay Bloom has spoken to the BBC about his decision to not join the doomed Titan trip.īloom was intending to go, but at the last minute decided that he and his son would stay behind, opening up a spot for the Dawoods on the sub.
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