The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic says he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier.
, reveal never-before-reported details about the design and testing of the submersible. they show that boeing and the university of washington were both involved in the early stages of oceangate’s carbon-fiber sub project, although their work did not make it into the final titan design. the...
However, he testified that he was asked to pilot the submersible and replied: “I’m not getting in it.” He said he felt rushed to start operations during his time with the company. When asked if there was pressure to get the Titan into the water, he responded: ...
Lochridge joined the company in the mid-2010s as a veteran engineer and submersible pilot and said he quickly came to feel he was being used to lend the company scientific credibility. He said he felt the company was selling him as part of the project "for people to come up and pay mon...
The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic testified Monday that he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier.