Former employee David Lochridge tells a public hearing the whole idea of OceanGate was to 'make money'.
A former employee of the company behind the doomed Titan submersible has told a public hearing he believed a safety incident was "inevitable" as the firm "bypassed" all standard rules.
The public hearings began on Monday as part of a two-week inquiry by the US Coast Guard into the disaster. The investigation has been going on for 15 months.testimony on Tuesday marked his first time speaking out publicly since raising concerns with his former employer. US court documents show Mr Lochridge had major concerns with the Titan's design, including the fact it was made from carbon fibre, warning that the material would damage further with every dive."There was very little in the way of science," he said.
On Monday, officials detailed communications between the Titan and its mother ship, the Polar Prince. “‘I’m not getting in it,’” Mr Nissen said he told the company CEO, Rush, also testifying that he had felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive.
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