Entrepreneur Guillermo Söhnlein, 57, was visibly taken aback by the news that debris was found on the ocean floor.
Stockton Rush has been slammed for skirting safety regulations with the Titan vessel.But on Thursday, Söhnlein defended Rush to the BBC.The Titan is believed to have imploded mid-dive.“Developing innovations and any new technology, including submersibles, means that sometimes you have to go outside of the balance of the regulatory scheme,” he argued.
Söhnlein also asserted his unflagging admiration of Rush, saying he’s “probably one of the most intelligent people [he has] met.” OceanGates’ former director of marine operations, David Lochridge, also claims he was fired for alerting Rush of concerns he had about the vessel’s lack of safety testing.In a now-viral 2022 CBS interview, Rush revealed the entire vessel was run by a modified video game controller – and brushed off the dangers of deep-sea dives as trivial concerns.
“At some point, you’re going to take some risk, and it really is a risk/reward question. I think I can do this just as safely by breaking the rules.”
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