Titanic submersible: documents reveal multiple concerns raised over safety of vessel
The Guardian says The expedition that the Titan submersible and its crew were undergoing was tremendously risky, according to industry experts and former passengers. The Titan had to withstand the pressure that comes from being almost 4,000 metres (13,100ft) below sea level – the depth of water the Titanic came to rest in – and faced the threat of getting lost or losing contact with the surface.
But while it’s too early to say what has happened to the vessel, experts have raised questions over whether all appropriate safety measures were followed.
Stockton Rush, the chief executive and founder of OceanGate – creator of Titan – is among those missing. Rush has decades of engineering experience and OceanGate said there were a number of innovative safety features on board.
