Engineer of doomed Titan submersible: I ‘100%’ felt pressured to get it operating
The lead engineer on the doomed Titan submersible said Monday that he “100%” felt pressure to get it in the water.
Oceangate’s Chief Engineer testifies during hearings regarding the implosion of the Titan sub
You wanted me to buy off on the idea of going to the Titanic and I told him ‘No’,” said Tony Nissen, Oceangate’s Chief of Engineering. That was just one of the statements from the Chief of Engineering on Monday morning during hearings on the implosion of the Everett Company’s underwater submersible.
The Titan submersible's lead engineer says he told OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 'I'm not getting in it' when asked to do a test dive
OceanGate's former engineering director said he had refused to pilot the ill-fated submersible which imploded more than a year ago.
Tony Nissen, OceanGate’s former engineering director says he warned CEO Stockton Rush about issues with Titan submersible
Tony Nissen, OceanGate’s former engineering director says he warned CEO Stockton Rush about issues with Titan submersible
The Titan’s former lead engineer refused to pilot submersible, describes mistrusting difficult boss
Tony Nissen, the lead engineer for an experimental OceanGate submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic said he refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier because he didn't trust the operations crew.
OceanGate whistleblower details Titan’s ‘appalling’ flaws, says CEO Stockon Rush did things ‘on the cheap’
OceanGate’s former director of marine operations detailed the “appalling” faults with the original model of the doomed Titan submersible that he refused to sign off on — and detailed how its CEO liked to “do things on the cheap.
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Ex-employees say Titan submersible neglected safety concerns
Former employees of the company OceanGate said during a Monday U.S. Coast Guard hearing in North Charleston that they worried ...
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The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
The Titan made its final dive on June 18, 2023, losing contact with its support vessel about two hours later. When it was ...
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'All good here': What led to Titan's implosion detailed in Coast Guard hearing
However, Tony Nissen– former OceanGate engineering director– understood OceanGate's leader, Stockton Rush, did care about the vessel's safety. "For all of Stockton's faults," Nissen said ...
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The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
I'm not getting in it,'” Tony Nissen said he told Stockton Rush, co-founder of the OceanGate company that owned the Titan submersible. Nissen, OceanGate's former engineering director ...
Titan submersible implosion: OceanGate's deadly failure could add new layer to 'millionaire thrill rides'
With the U.S. Coast Guard hearing about OceanGate's ill-fated Titan submersible underway, experts say the case could lead to ...
The Titan Sub’s Designer Knew It Was A Deathtrap
We were all captivated by the search for a submarine full of millionaires that had gone missing while diving to the wreck of the Titanic last year. After an extensive search, the submarine’s remains ...
Whistleblower testifies Titan sub tragedy was 'inevitable'
Former employee David Lochridge tells a public hearing the whole idea of OceanGate was to "make money".