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Questions continue to be asked concerning the suitability of the OceanGate submersible \u2018Titan\u2019 for its task, after the vessel imploded last week, killing five people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The world desperately clung onto hopes of a positive outcome when Titan first went missing, losing contact just one hour and forty five minutes into its voyage to view the wreck of the Titanic on June 18.<\/p>\n

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A huge search and rescue operation was initiated, but ultimately worst fears were realized when the US Coast Guard mapped out a debris field on Thursday of last week \u2013 the same day the Titan was due to run out of oxygen.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the tragedy, much of the talk has turned to just what went wrong, with speculation insisting that the vessel was unfit for the journey.<\/p>\n

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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush was among the five souls to lose their lives when his Titan submersible imploded. A self-professed adventurer and innovator, much of his focus in life was centered around his ambition to go where others hadn\u2019t dared.<\/p>\n

The BBC described<\/a>\u00a0him as a \u201cmaverick spirit\u201d whose charisma helped to draw in employees, customers and investors.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis passion was amazing and I bought into it,\u201d said Aaron Newman, who travelled on Mr Rush\u2019s Titan sub and eventually became an OceanGate investor.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re remembered for the rules you break,\u201d Rush himself once said.<\/p>\n

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Speaking on the Titan vessel, he said: \u201cI\u2019ve broken some rules. I think I\u2019ve broken them with logic and good engineering behind me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stockton Rush, CEO, OceanGate Inc. arrives dockside at Nova Southeastern University\u2019s Oceanographic Center<\/p>\n

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And it\u2019s precisely that notion that\u2019s currently being picked through by people trying to work out if the tragedy that befell the Titan was in any way avoidable.<\/p>\n

According to Futurism<\/a>, new evidence suggests that at the very least, Titan may not have been fit for purpose.<\/p>\n

Arnie Weissman, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly, was supposed to be on the doomed expedition, but he was unable to go due a scheduling conflict. As per the\u00a0Washington Post<\/a>, Weissman had a conversation with Stockton the evening prior to the Titan voyage, where Stockton made a rather haunting revelation.<\/p>\n

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Weissman said that Rush claimed he had used carbon fire bought \u201cat a big discount from Boeing,\u201d because \u201cit was past its shelf life for use in airplanes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reports have detailed how carbon fiber is a poor choice of material for a deepsea vessel anyway, and as such could have ultimately been a factor in the Titan\u2019s implosion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI responded right away, saying, \u2018Don\u2019t you have any concerns about that?’\u201d Weissman\u00a0told the\u00a0Post.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHe was very dismissive and said: \u2018No, it\u2019s perfectly fine. Having all these certifications for airplanes is one thing, but the carbon fiber was perfectly sound.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families of those who lost their lives onboard<\/strong>\u00a0the Titan.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Share this article if you, too, want to send love where it\u2019s needed.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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