The Coast Guard just released a transcript of the 2018 meeting where OceanGate whistleblower David Lochridge was fired by Stockton Rush. It's packed with jaw-dropping quotes from Rush, including A LOT about the prospect of his own demise in the TItan My latest stories: www.wired.com/author/mark-...
Whistleblower Lochridge is passionate witness. Very convincing on operational safety, although not an engineer/ carbon fiber expert. Is describing the Titan the submersible as "an abomination" and a "mess." Like engineering director Tony Nissen yesterday, he says he never would have dived in it.Whistleblower Lochridge is passionate witness. Very convincing on operational safety, although not an engineer/ carbon fiber expert. Is describing the Titan the submersible as "an abomination" and a "mess." Like engineering director Tony Nissen yesterday, he says he never would have dived in it.
second reference to my Wired feature at the OceanGate hearings. Former director of marine operations David Lochridge notes that the viewport manufacturer would only rate the window to 650 meters, not 1300-1400 meters as had been previously reported. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9tq...
My take on Day 1 of the OceanGate hearings - a sub designer who wouldn't ride in his creation, and more clues about what caused Titan's implosion . www.wired.com/story/oceang...
The US Coast Guard's OceanGate hearings started Monday with some startling revelations—including the last messages from the passengers.
It appears the Coast Guard don't have a copy of the emails between Green and Rush, that I quoted in my Wired story.It appears the Coast Guard don't have a copy of the emails between Green and Rush, that I quoted in my Wired story.
First call out in the OceanGate hearing, about Allan Green's communication with Stockon Rush, where the acoustic energy expert expressed concerns about Rush's characterisation of the monitoring system. Check out my story here: www.wired.com/story/titan-...
I'll be going live on the BBC World Service's Newsday programme in about 20 minutes, on the eve of the US Coast Guard's hearings into the OceanGate accident last year. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...