'OceanGate CEO wanted to die at Titanic wreck'
Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate, allegedly wanted to meet his demise at the Titanic wreck site, becoming a part of the ship's legend, according to a friend's account in Matthew Gavin Frank's new book. Rush, a skilled engineer, passed away on June 18, 2023, during the Titan submersible's dive to the Titanic wreckage, along with four others.
His longtime friend, Karl Stanley, described Rush as a "madman" who manipulated people around him for notoriety. Rush may have deliberately pursued a dangerous course to secure a place in Titanic's history, Stanley suggested. The Titan used a carbon-fibre hull, raising safety concerns, and the US Coast Guard later stated that OceanGate's operational failures were the primary cause of the disaster, and Rush's negligence contributed to the deaths of all five people aboard.
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