Patrick Lahey, the president of Triton Submarines, told the Times that Stockton Rush had a talent for convincing people that the Titan was safe.
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He specifically stated he didn’t want to hire older and experienced employees.

https://nypost.com/2023/06/21/why-stockton-rush-didnt-hire-50-year-old-white-guys-for-titanic-sub-tours/

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Translation: He cannot act as a visionary genious when there are qualified people around that know something and ask hard questions.

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The OceanGate CEO … once explained how he didn’t hire “50-year-old white guys” with military experience to captain his vessels because they weren’t “inspirational.”

Stockton Rush, 61, added that such expertise was unnecessary because “anybody can drive the sub” with a $30 video game controller.

Each thing that comes out about this guy makes him look a little worse.

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