The founder of OceanGate dismissed warnings that he was risking passengers’ lives on his dives as “baseless cries”, newly unearthed emails show.
Leading submersible operators had warned Stockton Rush about the risks involved, with one telling him he was placing people on board in a “dangerous dynamic” through his refusal to adhere to industry standards.
But Rush said the fears were alarmist. “We’ve heard the baseless cries of ‘you’re going to kill someone’ way too often. I take this as a serious personal insult,” he emailed Rob McCallum, founder of EYOS Expeditions.
