The diving expert relayed his own experience aboard the submersible
A submersible expert who ventured on the Titan sub with OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush four year ago claimed that the hull made terrifying creaking noises as descended towards the ocean floor.
Parts that linked to an implosion was found on the sea bed on Thursday, 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic. He wrote to Rush to take the development of his sub at a slower pace and maximise safety. He did not hear back.
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