Steven Ross also mentioned two incidents during the 2022 Titanic expedition dives, including a loud bang heard while surfacing in Dive 80.
Friday, September 20, 2024 12:05AMA former OceanGate scientific director said thein June 2023, killing all five people on board.
The dive was aborted because, upon resurfacing, a platform malfunction caused by an issue with the variable ballast tank, which controlled the submersible's buoyancy, caused the platform to invert to 45 degrees with the back bow facing upward.The dive, piloted by Stockton Rush, the founder and CEO of the vessel's operator, took place on June 12 about 460 miles from the Titanic site.
Rush had indicated to the passengers there was a problem with the variable ballast tank valve, Ross said. Because the platform malfunction took considerable time to correct, the dive was aborted and they returned to the surface to fix the issue."It was uncomfortable and unpleasant and it took considerable time to correct the problem," Ross said, adding he was unaware if the crew held a post-dive inspection of the hull.
Ross also mentioned two incidents during the 2022 Titanic expedition dives, including a loud bang heard while surfacing in Dive 80.
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