Lawyers for his estate claim the crew onboard the submersible knew they were going to die before the implosion and they experienced 'terror and mental anguish'.
The family of French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet are suing OceanGate after his death on the company's Titan submersible last year.
Known as "Mr. Titanic," Mr Nargeolet participated in 37 dives to the Titanic site, the most of any diver in the world, according to the lawsuit.Lawyers for his estate said in an emailed statement that the "doomed submersible" had a "troubled history," and that OceanGate failed to disclose key facts about the vessel and its durability.
A spokesperson for OceanGate declined to comment on the lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday in King County, Washington. Concerns were raised in the aftermath of the disaster about whether the Titan was doomed due to its unconventional design and its creator's refusal to submit to independent checks that are standard in the industry.The US Coast Guard quickly convened a high-level investigation, which is ongoing. A key public hearing that is part of the investigation is scheduled to take place in September.
The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is in the midst of its first voyage to the wreckage site in years. Last month, RMS Titanic Inc., a Georgia-based firm, launched its first expedition to the site since 2010 from Providence, Rhode Island. "Decadent Nargeolet may have died doing what he loved to do, but his death — and the deaths of the other Titan crew members — was wrongful," the lawsuit states.Five passengers on missing submersible confirmed dead after debris found near TitanicUnited States
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