"He Knew It Was Going To End Like This", Says Friend Of OceanGate CEO
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Mr Stanley said that he has "no doubt" in his mind and believes that "it was the carbon fibre tube that was the mechanical part that failed" which led to the implosion of Titan.
A close friend of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who died in the Titan submersible last month when it imploded while heading towards the Titanic remains, has claimed that Mr Rush knew that the trips would "end in a disaster" but continued to develop a "mousetrap for billionaires", as per a report in Sky News.
Karl Stanley, in an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, said that he had flagged to his friend that the carbon fibre and titanium craft was dangerous. "He definitely knew it was going to end like this. He quite literally and figuratively went out with the biggest bang in human history that you could go out with. He was the last person to murder two billionaires at once and have them pay for the privilege," he told the outlet.
"I think Stockton was designing a mousetrap for billionaires," Mr Stanley added.
