The Company Behind the Missing Tourist Sub Fired an Employee After He Expressed Safety Concerns

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As a frantic search for OceanGate's missing submarine continues, an old lawsuit has resurfaced that reveals a former employee's safety concerns.

like the one that went awry this weekend, was previously the subject of a lawsuit involving its former director of marine operations.

At the meeting Lochridge discovered why he had been denied access to the viewport information from the Engineering department—the viewport at the forward of the submersible was only built to a certified pressure of 1,300 meters, although OceanGate intended to take passengers down to depths of 4,000 meters.

 

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