Its co-founder OceanGate Expeditions, to which the submersible belonged Titan which broke up because of catastrophic decompression near his wreck Titanicstressed today that the company’s managing director Stockton Rush – who was killed along with the other four passengers – was meticulous about safety and risk management.
Guillermo Senline founded OceanGate along with Stockton Rush in 2009, but left in 2013 retaining a small percentage of the shares. Stockton Rush was the skipper of the Titan on the fateful mission that began on Sunday and ended in tragedy.
“Stockton was one of the most insightful risk managers I have met. Avoid the risk. He was acutely aware of the dangers of an expedition to the depths of the ocean and he was focused on safety,” says Schenlein to the Reuters agency.
Questions about the safety of the Titan submersible were raised in 2018 during a symposium with industry experts and after a lawsuit filed by a former OceanGate executive that was settled a few months later.
Scheinlein emphasizes that he trusted Russ completely, even though “there were disagreements” at times. “I believe that each of his innovations had two goals: On the one hand to expand the possibility of exploration in the depths of the oceans and on the other hand to achieve it with the maximum possible safety,” he told Reuters.
OceanGate has not provided an explanation to industry experts about its decision to refuse certification from third-party bodies such as the American Bureau of Shipping or DNV, respectively.
The lack of certification does not mean that there is no safety, argues Schenlein, who urges the public not to speculate and wait for the official opinion of experts on the causes of the accident.
Despite the tragedy, according to the Athens News Agency, he considers it vital for humanity to continue exploring the depths of the oceans, arguing that this would be the best tribute to the memory of the victims. “After we find out the mistakes that were made, let’s learn from them and go down there again,” says Guillermo Schönlein.
Source: News Beast
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