Discovery Channel explorer Josh Gates 'walked away' from a trip on the now-missing Titan submersible 'due to safety concerns...There’s more to the history and design of Titan that has not been made public – much of it concerning.”
. Gates was supposed to film on the submersible but decided against it after discovering “safety concerns.”
“I had the unique opportunity to dive in the OceanGate Titan sub with [company CEO] Stockton [Rush] at the helm in preparation for its maiden mission to Titanic,” Gates wrote. “I pray for a positive outcome to the rescue efforts of those aboard, including fellow ‘Explorers Club’ member Hamish Harding.”
Gates added, “To those asking, Titan did not perform well on my dive. Ultimately, I walked away from a huge opportunity to film Titanic due to my safety concerns with the OceanGate platform. There’s more to the history and design of Titan that has not been made public — much of it concerning.” OceanGate’s Titan submersible is designed to take five people to a depth of 4,000 meters to visit the wreckage of the Titanic. The trip costs around $250,000 per person. The structure has an oxygen life support span of 96 hours for five people. Each round-trip journey to the Titanic wreckage can take up to 10 hours.
“To those questioning why people would dive to Titanic: the ship has fascinated the world since the night she sank,” Gates also wrote on Twitter. “It’s a time capsule to another era of our history. It takes courage to make a trip like this. Admiration and prayers for the passengers aboard OceanGate Titan.”is now 10,000 square miles of ocean but rescue teams are still struggling to locate the sub.
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