Two years ago, a tragedy caught the world’s attention … but not in a particularly sympathetic way. The fatal implosion of submersible Titan on its descent to the deep-sea tourist destination of the Titanic’s wreckage in the North Atlantic claimed five lives, including that of Stockton Rush, co-founder and CEO of the vessel’s company OceanGate. Though confirming their fate took some time, an explanatory narrative quickly emerged: Seeking fame as a high-tech adventurer, Rush had heedlessly led his wealthy paying customers into a death trap, ignoring (or firing) everyone who told him the craft he’d built wasn’t safe.
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