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(NewsNation) — The laminitis of OceanGate, who died successful the Titan submersible implosion, was called a "murderer" by a Titanic expedition person aft testimony revealed caller details astir the implosion.
G. Michael Harris, laminitis of RMS Titanic, said Tuesday connected NewsNation's "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" that OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush was "a complete, unequivocal narcissist, and successful the end, a murderer."
"He killed those people. He knew better," Harris said, referring to the 5 individuals who died erstwhile the Titan imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreckage successful June 2023.
The comments came arsenic the U.S. Coast Guard conducted hearings into the disaster. Former OceanGate employees person testified astir alleged mismanagement and information lapses successful the Titan's construction.
One worker described Rush arsenic much focused connected making wealth than science, saying they had "no assurance whatsoever" successful the mode the submersible was being built.
Harris claimed that manufacture professionals had agelong harbored concerns astir the Titan.
"We each knew astir this. We each tried to scope retired to him," helium said.
The expedition person besides questioned wherefore regulatory agencies hadn't intervened, calling it "the biggest clown amusement successful history."
The hearings, which began this week, are expected to proceed for 10 days. They see grounds from erstwhile employees and examinations of OceanGate's practices.
Coast Guard investigators person released caller evidence, including a photograph of the Titan's wreckage connected the water level and an animation of its last journey. The submersible's past communication, sent moments earlier losing contact, indicated it was "dropping 2 weights."
Harris speculated that this enactment was apt to dilatory the Titan's descent alternatively than effort an exigency ascent arsenic antecedently thought. He added that the victims apt died instantly.
