The former EastEnders star was due to dive on an OceanGate submersible for a documentary but pulled out after the production company behind the project deemed the vessel unsafe 'on every level'
"We were told 'it is unsafe, we are not going' - that was a year ago," Mr Shalit said.The Titan submersible in June 2021. Pic: OceanGate Expeditions via AP
He added:"I am relieved that Ross did not participate but I am obviously reassured by the professionalism of those companies we were working with that they didn't suggest that he go on the submarine. "The lesson to be learnt is do your checks thoroughly. By good fortune for us, the checks had been done thoroughly."
On Thursday, Rear Admiral John Mauger - who led the search for the missing submersible - confirmed a remotely-operated vehicle had discovered the nose cone of the lost submersible about 487m from the bow of the Titanic on the seafloor.Further debris was found nearby, with Rear Admiral Mauger adding:"In consultation with experts from within unified command, the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber.
British billionaire Hamish Harding, UK-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood, OceanGate founder Stockton Rush and French national Paul-Henri Nargeolet were on board.
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