OceanGate Co-founder Says He Hopes Submersible Tragedy Yields Renewed Interest in Exploration

OceanGate Co-founder Says He Hopes Submersible Tragedy Yields Renewed Interest in Exploration
Members of the Coast Guard's Titan Submersible Marine Board of Investigation listen during the formal hearing inside the Charleston County Council Chambers in North Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 23, 2024. Laura Bilson/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool
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The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday he hoped the silver lining of the disaster would be that it inspires a renewed interest in exploration, including the deepest waters of the world’s oceans.

“This can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration. This can’t be the end of deep-diving submersibles and I don’t believe that it will be,” said businessman Guillermo Sohnlein, who helped found OceanGate with Stockton Rush.