Former Titan submersible passenger Karl Stanley blamed OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush for the tragic incident. The Titan submersible imploded last month close to the Titanic wreck. Rush’s friend Stanley claimed that the CEO instigated the creation of a “mousetrap for billionaires”. Stanley claimed in a Sunday interview with 60 Minutes Australia that he had cautioned his pal about the dangers of the carbon fibre and titanium craft. Stanley said, “He knew it would end like this. He literally and figuratively went out with the biggest bang in human history that you can go out with. He was the last person to murder two billionaires at once and have them pay for the privilege.” Stanley added, “I think Stockton was designing a mousetrap for billionaires.”
“Stockton Rush was the last person to murder two billionaires at once”, says Stanley
When asked if Rush had a “death wish,” Stanley replied that the “only question is, ‘When?’ He was risking his life and his customers’ lives to go down in history. He’s more famous now than anything else he would’ve done.” During the interview that aired on Monday, Stanley asked, “He quite literally and figuratively went out with the biggest bang in human history that you could go out with, and he was the last person to murder two billionaires at once and have them pay for the privilege?” On being asked about what could have gone wrong with the Titan sub, Stanley said: “There’s no doubt in my mind that it was the carbon fibre tube that was the mechanical part that failed.”
All five people on board the Titan submarine died when it imploded earlier this month while it was travelling to see the Titanic’s century-old ruins. Suleman Dawood, the son of the company’s CEO Shahzada Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet were also killed. As experts from all around the world questioned why private parties disregard safety inspections during hazardous adventure trips, the submersible catastrophe sparked concerns about the unregulated nature of such expeditions. According to reports, the business did not have a safety audit conducted by a third party. Some experts have emphasised that even if one minor item went wrong, the chances of survival were slim. Additionally, investigations against them have been revealed by Canadian and US officials over the past week.