CEO of missing Titanic Sub company once downplayed danger of voyage: ‘Shouldn’t take a lot of skill’

The CEO on the missing Titan sub once bragged that his invention “shouldn’t take a lot of skill” to reach Titanic depths, using just an elevator-style button — and a videogame controller — but insisted that even if something goes haywire, “you’re still going to be safe.” OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush — one of the five people onboard the still-missing submersible — had invited CBS News on an earlier doomed mission on Titan late last year. “This is not your grandfather’s submersible,” Rush, 61, quipped to at-times terrified correspondent David Pogue in a clip that has since gone viral. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/06/20/missing-titanic-sub-company-downplayed-dangers/ #titanic #submarine #missing The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost