Everett company dives deep as it explores the Titanic and shares knowledge with others - New Day NW 

This is the kind of person all americans love: enterprising, enthusiastic, good speaker, self-confident and innovative. The problem is that all these qualities coexisted with a serious defect: an unhealthy confidence in his own ignorance to the point of rejecting any warning from his peers.

At the end she said " I definitely want to hop in a Titan submersible" ....that didn't age well at all.

I like this guy's confidence. He and his company might become famous someday.

Are we all just watching every Stockton Rush interview for clues😮?

I’m guessing the repeated pressure each trip sealed the deal

"Maybe we could use modern materials" modern = cheaper. He pedalled this as some sort of innovative leap in deep sea submergence, when in reality his approach was tested and ruled out by industry standards. He wanted to keep costs as low as possible so that he could operate fleets of these death traps, at 2.5 million per dive.

This guy clearly has " God Himself can't sink this ship " mindset !

''When I first started people didn't even know the ocean was deep'' 4:35 If that's your mindset, well, something bad is about to happen. How arrogant do you need to be really.

CEO's Ghost: "What the hell?!? This submersible was supposed to be indestructible!" Captain Smith's Ghost: "First time?"

"You are contributing to marine biology" literally !

She said "I never want to Scuba dive, but I definitely want to dive into a Titon submersible" How does she feel now?

I appreciate his enthusiasm, but he was a horrible engineer. Good engineers never think they know better than everyone else. I have no doubt that over the next several years, those who worked with him and for him will be coming out of the woodwork in droves to publish books and give interviews on how flawed he and his endeavor was. Those people contributed to this disaster by just going along with it and not speaking up. It's sad that his reputation and legacy will be forever tarnished, but it was his own doing.

It’s nuts to think this dudes body doesn’t even exist any more

The lawyers will have a field day with this interview.

"I never want to scuba dive but I definitely want to jump into a Titan submersible." All it will cost you is a house and your life.

"People didn't even know the ocean was deep." Right.

I like how everyone knows who he is now, but never heard of him before Titan

He is so confident and smart, talks fast and accurate, with detail, i would totally buy whatever he offered after he explains it. Its crazy how easy it is to manipulate people when you know your stuff and have your stuff together .

I like this guy, he's well spoken and confident and seems very trustworthy. I would like to buy a ticket and go on one of their expeditions.

QUOTE OF THE DAY Don’t say it can never be … because the universe have a way of proving it can always be you.

I think he had brilliant ideas and intentions. It’s too bad the execution was lacking. I feel horrible for the family and friends of the deceased.

Well this aged hilariously badly. And this guy did not tick the boxes of someone I would trust and listen to.

high risk environment coupled with tourism means that he should have taken all of the necessary precautions. His passion, confidence and wanting to speed things along came at such a high price.

Spineless corporate media spin like this is exactly what enables the *negligent death of a teenager

I think he took “Ocean”… “water pressure” too lightly so far that he had mindset of building cities in ocean. Like how? And why? You can’t come out of that vessel without outside help and you are thinking about building cities in there. Nevertheless no back up submersible even. It all sounds so fictional.

Stockton Rush sounds like Ben Shapiro at 0.85x speed.

There are only 10 such vehicles in the world that are certified for such depth, his wasn’t in this list. Commercial vehicles has to be designed, tested, and certified, to protect customers such as yourself. And when a company try every which way-probably knowing they wouldn’t pass-is a huge red flag.

I’m sorry we will never have cities in the deepest trenches of the earth. These are sacred places and basically a graveyard of millions of souls.

"The future of mankind is underwater" Kind of an ironic comment.

I think scuba diving would be a hell of a lot safer, if the host was wondering…

Why everyone hate the guy? He promised his clients ''the full Titanic experience'' and delivered 100%.

I can see his passion and excitement for his project. He is very trusting in his submersible innovation (with it being the first to carry five people), you can see this by his excitement and confidence when talking about it. On the other hand, he had cut corners and paid employees cheap labour, rejected applications from experts in the field. And unfortunately the price was paid for not following health and safety protocols, not listening to expert advice (8wks prior, a submarine expert stated that the Titan's hull can only withstand pressure of up to 10,500ft deep). The titanic is 12,500ft. They lost contact 1hr 45m in to their descent. Which would have them at about 11,300ft, when they suddenly imploded.

I bet Stockton never thought he would end up part of the reef and eco system

Not a word about safety…

“I never want to scuba dive, but I definitely want to hop into a Titan Submersible!” That aged well.

He was friendly, intelligent & adventurous.. but make no mistake, his profit margin made his decisions & doing so selfishly sealed the fate of 4 men & himself..💰

Her final say was the worst take 😂

I know this is an unpopular opinion but I genuinely feel bad for this guy. This was obviously a lifelong dream for him & he’s clearly very passionate about both the Titanic and deep sea exploration in general. He obviously believed in this technology and thought the sub was safe. Of course, I agree he made a series of poor decisions in the name of innovation and this could’ve been completely avoided. I just feel bad that people are calling him a monster and that he’s being remembered for the opposite of what he spent his life trying to achieve, and that his family has to see that. RIP to all 5 who passed away, horrible tragedy.

“We started with the idea that there had to be some type of business opportunity in exploring the ocean.”

He clearly stated his intentions were business orientated. Those who make a business out of a graveyard will eventually pay the price. The cost of life is priceless, it can only be exchanged with the soul of another.

Regardless all the negligence, we need to admit that this guy was a true dreamer.

Using a wireless usb gaming controller probably not the best idea to control the sub

The testing should have been taken to the most extreme circumstances, remotely and without passengers. His hubris has killed four innocent people and set his "industry" back decades. What a fool.

he was irresponsible and now he's gone, and took the other four with him

cities underwater... like... why?

Watching this today hits different. RIP to all the 5

Stockton Rush: "I'll build cities in the bottom of the ocean" The lady goes: "That's so cool" I feel sorry for the victims especially the guy who took his own teenage son with him😢

He got too confident after his sub did all those successful missions

I used to live in Everett; beautiful city. I had no idea until watching this that Stockton Rush was based there. He seems like such a genuine person. I don't understand why he was so unconcerned about the safety issues he'd been warned about. Clearly, he believed in the Titan. He had been in it before with no issues. It's so like the story of Captain Smith on the actual Titanic. He made an horrific error of judgement. But to be fair; he was the Captain and he went down with his ship.😢 RIP to the 5 souls whose lives were taken The Titan had been down, several times, to the Titanic. I wonder if every time the submersible went down, the pressure was weakening the structure, and that it was, basically, a time bomb?

"Go, get into a submersible now!" Err no thanks.

Stockton believed it's safe or he wouldn't have boarded.

Rest in peace, Stockton. Deepest sympathy to your family and everyone who loved you…

Great job on this interview, 100% infomercial for OceanGate, 0% journalistic integrity. Sweet.

incredible journalism, you guys rly took a deep dive here

Man had a true passion for what he did. It is truly is a shame what happened. May they all rest in peace.

Rush had quoted Douglas McArthur in saying “You are remembered for the rules you break” ….SO TRUE!

The carbon fiber composite hull was a deadly mistake…

He talked a big game but couldn't handle the pressure

I watched several Mt. Everest documentaries. Those people are definitely adrenaline junkies. All the dead bodies used as trail markers was nuts.

Cant wait for another guest appearance from him!

His Goal was to get the world to understand the ocean… the world now knows the ocean!!

RIP, Stockton Mush.

Now Stockton became the ocean itself. "OceanGate" what a fitting name.

I don't even understand the desire to see the titanic. So weird.

"Before we started people didn't even know the ocean was deep"…......😢

History repeats itself ...hubris .

Did he say “ people didn’t even know the ocean was deep until he started his company 12 years ago”?

She said it, he’s contributing to marine biology…by being fish food.

All of the companies that he mentioned such as Boeing and the University of Washington have distanced themselves from any association with Oceangate.

What a tragic moment for his life after he and other of five crew members were dead.

There is a level of confidence and eloquence beyond which things start becoming something is not quite right. Then it starts becoming a personality disorder. This is extremely difficult to understand. But when somebody is so confident about going on such a dangerous operation, it indicates some issue there.

Underestimated the power of water preassure. 🤷🏻‍♂️

8:00 that turned to "I definitely don't want to jump into a Titan submersible" today

He was passionate about his work.

It's like an Air craft, when you ignore the initial warning of any system, no matter how little, soon it's gonna bring down that plane, he ignored the electrical defects previously, and thought it was minor, and it occurred again during the last mission, the sub body parts were tired and he could have known better, it's good to be driven by a purpose not ambition. RIP to all involved and condolences to their families

How is the weather down there now Rush? Hmmm?

Host: “Everyone go get into a submarine now”. How about no thank you!

Problem is that he made the submersible for himself because he wanted to be an explorer. He felt it was safe enough and he persuaded his passengers to come with him. Everything was about him. All the stories about humanity exploring the oceans is just to try to make it appealing to other people. Being an engineer himself he should have known better than to reject the concerns voiced by other engineers and from experts in the industry who have been diving in submersibles for years.

Just insane that she was having a conversation with one of the first guys who turned into a toothpaste.

This aged well.

I’m no expert but I don’t think that a lighter submersible was a good idea for the type of pressure and the kinds of underwater currents it has to withstand.

And the 2023 Dunning-Kruger Effect Award goes to...

4:36 - "When I first started, people didn't even know the ocean was deep" Who the F is he talking about.

2.00 "...people who have just been consumed by the titanic" That phrase didnt aged well.

at the end she says "I never want to scuba dive. but I definitely want to jump into a titan submersible'. Care to revise your statement?

I never would have thought there were so many sub experts out there

We have Titanic and now we have Titan well what’s next Nic?

Cities under water but still needs a can opener to get out of the submersible….

I feel really sorry for this woman.. she probably is really going through it right now. She seemed so excited for this segment and had no reason to distrust this person and his deadly time capsule death trap, with absolutely zero regulation. I've held my mouth shut since this news first came out until the tragic news came out today, but I am done. This ignorant egotistical monster killed himself and all four souls onboard. I've never been able to comprehend death.. the fact that I am watching this person moving, speaking, breathing, laughing, his facial features as he talks, knowing at this very moment his entire body is in trillions of pieces, every laugh, smile, breath, movement of his, just wiped out instantaneously. "I never want to scubadive but I definitely want to jump into a Titan submersible." I'm sure her final words with him on air will haunt her for life. If you are reading this, I hope you are okay.

the Chad: James Cameron 📹✍️⛴️🤿 The virgin: Stockton Rush🎮💥💀

Stockton Rush is now Stockton Mush

This guy was so criminally negligent… he has his silly hubris which is fine but your dealing with such serious technology such serious matters ! It cost 5 people their lives they tragically imploded because this guy wanted to boast about having a 5-person sub

Straight away he is more concerned about profit from exploring the wreck, he really was a greedy mug! He absolutely knew he was playing with lava, not fire, and he got burnt. My empathy goes towards the other 4 members in the titan, when it imploded

I've seen the BBC, the CBC, and countless other outlets including this one, produce human-interest segments on this company. If even one had applied a bit more scrutiny to this company and its overpriced death trap, lives could have been saved. I know some will say that it's not their obligation to investigate such things, but when you're basically giving the company free advertising, I think it's reasonable to place some amount of blame on the networks that publicized this company as if it was a legit operation.

The host sounds so excited, she should take an OceanGate sub to see the titanic

2:40 "go get into a submersible now" 😢

He had ideas and good intentions but he was too easygoing, underestimated and even at some point "mocked" the ideas of certified safety protocols.. 😮😢 Overconfidence, pride, underestimation of the world deep down finally perished him.

Making people's nightmares come true

Last names Rush. Guess safety was too slow.

This guy killed 4 people for breaking rules of physic. He was warned, but did not care and dismiss the warnings. He never got the submersible certified either.