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Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate exhibitions, poses at Times Square in New York, U.S. April 12, 2017. Picture taken April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
OUT OF YOUR DEPTH

Titan Sub Report Reveals Bullying That Led to Implosion

A new and exacting report is the culmination of two years of rigorous attention to detail and investigation by the US Coast Guard.

Harry Thompson

Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate exhibitions, poses at Times Square in New York, U.S. April 12, 2017. Picture taken April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
DEATH KNELL

OceanGate CEO’s Wife Hears Sub Implode in Released Footage

“What was that bang?” the CEO’s wife can be heard asking on the clip.

Emell Derra Adolphus

A photo of the wreckage of the Titan submersible.
STILL A MYSTERY

OceanGate Co-Founder Says Answers May Never Come

“And honestly, I don't know if any of us will ever know,” Guillermo Söhnlein said Monday.

Clay Walker

The captain of a Vanguard submarine has been fired for making an inappropriate video, according to a report.
PERISCOPES UP!

Nuclear Sub Captain Fired After Sex Video Claims Surface

The Royal Navy has a zero tolerance policy for inappropriate sexual behavior, and the officer was let go, according to a report.

David Gardner

A picture of Andrew Taylor Wood being handed a can of food aboard the USS Key West.
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DISTURBING

U.S. Navy Nuclear Submariner Busted on Child Porn Charges

Andrew Taylor Wood, 25, was responsible for maintaining the nuclear reactor aboard the USS Key West, a search warrant obtained by The Daily Beast reveals.

Justin Rohrlich

A picture of Coors Field, where a vengeful message against “Becky” was displayed on its scoreboard during a game between the Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros on Wednesday.
WHAT DID BECKY DO?

Rockies Scoreboard Roasts ‘Becky’ With Titanic Sub Joke

Don’t mess with a heartbroken baseball scoreboard operator, apparently.

Isabella Ramirez

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Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate and pilot of the Titan submersible that imploded in June en route to the Titanic wreckage site, poses for a headshot in Times Square.
‘MOUSETRAP’

Old Friend Claims OceanGate CEO Knew Titanic Sub Was Doomed

Karl Stanley told “60 Minutes Australia” the late CEO “definitely knew it was going to end like this.”

Josh Fiallo

A photo illustration of Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate, and the Titan submarine that imploded in the background.
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SLAPDOWN

How a Bogus Lawsuit Led to the Titan Sub Tragedy

Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush did not take kindly to criticism—and used the threat of SLAPP suits to bully his critics into submission.

Ari Cohn

OceanGate says it is suspending operations after its Titan submersible imploded on a trip to the Titanic shipwreck site.
NO MORE

OceanGate Pulls the Plug After Titan Submersible Implosion

The announcement comes just over two weeks after a five-man crew was killed on an expedition to the Titanic shipwreck.

Erik Uebelacker

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush once quipped that his experimental submersible the Titan was held together by glue that was “like peanut butter.”
RED FLAGS

OceanGate CEO: Sub Fastened With Glue ‘Like Peanut Butter’

“If we mess it up, there’s not a lot of room for recovery,” Stockton Rush said in a video filmed five years before the doomed vessel imploded.

Allison Quinn

Pelagic Research Services CEO, Edward Cassano, gets emotional during a press conference on Pelagic's role in the search and recovery operations for the OceanGate Titan submersible, in East Aurora, New York, on June 30, 2023.
‘RANGE OF EMOTIONS’

Search Team CEO Gets Teary Recounting Recovery of Titan Sub

“I have to apologize, we are still demobilizing, there’s a lot of emotions, people are tired,” he said, choking up and fighting back tears.

Isabella Ramirez

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