OceanGate CEO used college interns to design sub’s electrical system: report #shorts

OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush hired college interns to design the electrical systems for the ill-fated Titan submersible that killed him and four other people, according to an explosive new report. Rush, who allegedly ignored safety warnings while charging wealthy tourists $250,000 for dives to the Titanic shipwreck, hired students from Washington State University to work on the critical systems, The New Yorker reported. “The whole electrical system — that was our design, we implemented it, and it works,” a former intern told the college paper in February 2018, according to the mag. “We are on the precipice of making history and all of our systems are going down to the Titanic. It is an awesome feeling!” he added. Meanwhile, OceanGate’s former director of marine operations and chief pilot has said the Titan was a “lemon” and not safe to dive in 2018, The New Yorker also reported in its wide-ranging piece. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/07/03/oceangate-ceo-used-college-interns-to-work-on-sub-report/ #oceangate #titansub #submarine #titanic 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