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Industry tried to halt Titan sub expeditions - deep sea expert

Leading deep sea exploration specialist Rob McCallum told OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush that he was potentially putting his clients at risk and urged him to stop using the Titan submersible, messages seen by the BBC reveal.

Warnings over the safety of OceanGate's Titan submersible were repeatedly dismissed by the CEO of the company, the email exchanges show.

23 June 2023

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