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UNCOVERED: 15 - The Untold Story

An 1851 maritime law protected the Titanic’s owners in court. Could OceanGate use it too?

The owners of Titanic sought to limit liability following the ship’s sinking by petitioning under 1851 legislation. The owners of the submersible lost on its dive to visit that famed ship’s wreckage may do the same thing, legal experts tell Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK

OceanGate CEO said he was ‘personally insulted’ by ‘baseless cries’ about Titanic sub’s deadly safety flaws

‘In your race to (the) Titanic you are mirroring that famous catch cry: “She is unsinkable”,’ former OceanGate consultant warned Rush in 2018

The Independent UK

Titanic sub CEO Stockton Rush dismissed safety fears as ‘baseless’, emails show

Stockton Rush, one of the five who died in the trip to Titanic site, had dismissed expert’s concerns, messages show

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Submersible chief executive 'dismissed safety concerns over deep-sea vessel'

Stockton Rush was one of the five people who died in the implosion

Wales Online

Emails show submersible chief executive dismissed safety concerns over vessel

Stockton Rush was one of the five killed in the fatal implosion.

The Independent UK

Scrutiny rises on Titan sub's unconventional design after deep water disaster

The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel exploring the Titanic wreckage was destined for its own disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator’s refusal to submit to safety checks that are standard in the industry

The Independent UK

James Cameron knew about the Titanic sub implosion days before it was found. This is why

James Cameron’s insights into the Titan submersible tragedy caught many by surprise. But the ‘Titanic’ filmmaker has been immersed in the deep-sea exploration community for decades, Bevan Hurley writes

The Independent UK

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James Cameron says the Titan passengers probably knew the submersible was in trouble

The Titanic director has made 33 dives to the shipwreck and visited ocean depths in a submersible he built himself. He compares OceanGate to the Titanic in that both ignored safety warnings.

WEKU

Hollywood star John Cusack says Titanic submarine loss 'doesn't seem tragic'

Following a five-day rescue operation, it was announced that all five men on board the Titanic sub were killed in seconds after the submersible suffered a 'catastrophic implosion'

Daily Mirror

The reason Titanic sub imploded as experts share five theories on Titan vessel disaster

A number of experts have shared their thoughts as to why the catastrophic implosion occurred as an official investigation into the tragedy continues.

Daily Record

The U.S. Navy heard the likely implosion of the missing Titan sub on Sunday

The Navy, which was part of the unified command hunting for the Titan submersible, said it had acoustic data "consistent with an implosion" on Sunday at the start of a five-day search.

WEKU

Mystery implosion, ‘false hope’ rescue and search for blame: Nine looming questions in Titanic sub catastrophe

Desperate search for the missing Titanic submersible came to a tragic end when debris was discovered deep in the ocean. But, we still don’t know many crucial aspects of the doomed voyage. Rachel Sharp, Io Dodds and Bevan Hurley report

The Independent UK

Texts reveal how OceanGate CEO tried to sell cut-price trip on doomed Titanic sub: ‘Safer than crossing the street’

An investor claims he raised safety concerns to the CEO of OceanGate Expeditions but was met with reassurance

The Independent UK

Chilling moment OceanGate co-founder discovers Titan submarine wreckage has been found

During a live TV interview, Guillermo Sohnlein, co-founder of OceanGate, learns that debris from the missing Titan submersible has been discovered

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Titan submersible: why was its implosion not announced sooner?

Key questions about the circumstances surrounding the loss of the underwater craft and the search and rescue operation

Evening Standard

OceanGate CEO believed Titanic sub ‘safer than crossing street’ says tycoon who turned down places on doomed trip

Stockton Rush was offering last-minute places on board Titan for $150,000, businessman says

Belfast Live

Titan submersible pilot had connection to famous Titanic victims

According to archival records belonging to the New York Times, Rush's wife Wendy is a descendent of Ida and Isidor Straus

Daily Mirror

Titan crew 'conscious' of cracks 'warning' and tried to reach surface, says James Cameron

Titanic director and submersible expert James Cameron believes the Titan five would likely have tried to get back on surface land before the submarine implosion took their lives

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Daily Record

Sea expert details what will happen to bodies of tragic Titanic submersible passengers

The US Coast Guard announced that they believe all those on board the Titan were killed instantly when the vessel suffered a "catastrophic" event.

Evening Standard

Discovery Channel host refused Titan submersible trip due to ‘safety concerns’

A Discovery Channel presenter says he turned down an offer to film on OceanGate’s Titan submersible over safety concerns.

The Independent UK

CEO of doomed Titan sub hoped to land billion dollar deals with oil and gas companies

Stockton Rush was killed instantly in a “catastrophic implosion” aboard the doomed submersible

The Independent UK

NewsNation defends ‘insensitive’ oxygen countdown clock aired during Titanic sub disaster

The race to reach the passengers within the 96-hour window appears to have been futile as it emerged that secret US Navy underwater microphones detected the sub’s implosion not long after it lost contact on Sunday

The Independent UK

Family of billionaire explorer on Titanic sub say instant death from implosion was ‘best outcome’

Chief executive of expedition company repeatedly dismissed safety warnings about vessel, emails reveal

The Independent UK

'Titanic' director James Cameron says the search for the missing sub became a 'nightmarish charade'

“Titanic” director James Cameron says the search operation for a deep-sea tourist sub turned into a “nightmarish charade” that prolonged the agony of the families of the passengers

The Guardian - UK

We were afraid for the Titan five. But this story generated an uglier emotion, too: excitement

Passengers aboard the sub lost on a dive to the Titanic became characters in a tragic drama. The rest of us were spectators, says Guardian assistant letters editor Bryony Clarke

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