Key employee who called Titan unsafe testifies the company only wanted to make money

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A key employee who labelled a doomed submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified that he frequently clashed with the company's co-founder.

A key employee who labelled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified on Tuesday that he frequently clashed with the company's co-founder and felt the company was committed only to making money.

Lochridge's testimony began a day after other witnesses painted a picture of a troubled company that was impatient to get its unconventionally designed craft into the water. The accident set off a worldwide debate about the future of private undersea exploration. Asked whether he had confidence in the way the Titan was being built, he said: "No confidence whatsoever."Coast Guard's Thomas Whalen speaks with another Coast Guard member during a break for the Titan marine board formal hearing.

OceanGate's former finance and human resources director, Bonnie Carl, testified Monday that Lochridge had characterised the Titan as "unsafe".Jason Neubauer, board chairman.

 

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