{"id":1955439,"date":"2023-06-23T15:27:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T19:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oceangate-co-founder-defends-doomed-ceos-actions-impossible-to-speculate-from-the-outside\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T15:29:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T19:29:10","slug":"oceangate-co-founder-defends-doomed-ceos-actions-impossible-to-speculate-from-the-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oceangate-co-founder-defends-doomed-ceos-actions-impossible-to-speculate-from-the-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"OceanGate Co-Founder Supports CEO Amidst Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foceangate-co-founder-defends-doomed-ceos-actions-impossible-to-speculate-from-the-outside%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1955439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Tragedy of the Titanic Wreck: A Controversial Perspective<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amidst the aftermath of the devastating submersible accident that claimed the lives of five individuals, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, the co-founder of the company has come forward to defend his former partner. Guillermo S\u00f6hnlein, who started the company with Rush in 2009, believes that much of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-to-diversify-usps-board-cement-democrats-oversight-of-agency\/\" title=\"Report: Biden To \u2018Diversify\u2019 USPS Board, \u2018Cement Democrats\u2019 Oversight\u2019 Of Agency\">criticism directed<\/a> at Rush is unfounded and based on incomplete information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an interview with U.K.&#8217;s Times Radio, S\u00f6hnlein acknowledged the existence of differing opinions within the submersible community regarding design, engineering, and operation. However, he emphasized that neither he nor other experts were directly involved in the development and testing of the ill-fated submersibles, making it impossible for them to speculate accurately from an outsider&#8217;s perspective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Renowned film director James Cameron, known for his work on the iconic movie &#8220;Titanic,&#8221; has been among the critics of Rush. Cameron argues that Rush should have recognized the limitations of using carbon-fiber materials for vessels exposed to external pressure in the deep sea. According to Cameron, these materials gradually deteriorate with each dive, rendering them unsuitable for such conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The submersible&#8217;s loss of contact with the surface triggered an international rescue effort, but the chances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oceangate-co-founder-defends-doomed-ceos-actions-impossible-to-speculate-from-the-outside\/\" title=\"OceanGate Co-Founder Supports CEO Amidst Criticism\">recovery grew increasingly slim<\/a> as experts warned of dwindling oxygen supplies and the immense challenge of retrieving the craft from the depths of the North Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the mounting criticism, S\u00f6hnlein remains steadfast in his belief that Rush prioritized safety. Drawing from his firsthand experience during the early stages of the company&#8217;s development, S\u00f6hnlein attests to their unwavering commitment to risk mitigation and safety protocols.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe were extremely committed to safety and risk mitigation was a clear part of company culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OceanGate co-founder Guillermo S\u00f6hnlein says regulation is \u2018sparse\u2019 for submersibles going as deep in the ocean as the Titan did. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gsohnlein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gsohnlein<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chloetilley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChloeTilley<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VgAq9MHSqd\">pic.twitter.com\/VgAq9MHSqd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Times Radio (@TimesRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimesRadio\/status\/1672168990058381314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, Samad Dawood, who lost his brother Shahzada Dawood and nephew Suleman Dawood in the tragedy, expressed the profound anguish experienced by his family. Speaking to ABC News, he described the immense devastation and the hope they held for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worcester-police-honor-officer-who-drowned-trying-to-save-teen\/\" title=\"Worcester police honor officer who drowned trying to save teen\">successful rescue<\/a>. The news of their loss shattered their hearts, leaving them grateful for the support and efforts of those involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-blasts-claims-that-ap-reporters-were-lucky-to-get-out-of-building-it-wasnt-luck\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Blasts Claims That AP Reporters Were \u2018Lucky\u2019 To Get Out Of Building: \u2018It Wasn\u2019t Luck\u2019\">rescue mission<\/a>, yet devastated that their loved ones could not be brought back safely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OceanGate&#8217;s co-founder, defending Stockton Rush, refutes blame for the submersible&#8217;s implosion during the Titanic wreck expedition. James Cameron and others criticize Rush, the CEO of OceanGate, for allegedly disregarding safety warnings. Rush was one of the five casualties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":1955440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1955439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1955439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1955439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1955439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1955439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}