OceanGate Employee Pushes Back Against Idea of ‘Desperation’ to Complete Missions

Remains of the Titan submersible on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean in June 2023. Pelagic Research Services via AP

A key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic pushed back at a question from a Coast Guard investigator about whether OceanGate felt a sense of “desperation” to complete the dives because of the high price tag.

Amber Bay, director of administration for the company that owned the doomed Titan submersible, insisted Tuesday that the company would not “conduct dives that would be risky just to meet a need.”