<div dir="ltr">Yikes... I've been doing some reading about this 'OceanGate Expeditions' and I've got to say, their operations sound rather jury-rigged. To be fair, we PSUBBERS sometimes employ similar techniques, but we aren't usually going to 13,000 feet. I'm still maintaining hope. Maybe they're on a slow ascent and drifting with the currents. ~ Doug S. <div><br></div><div><h1 style="letter-spacing:0.22px;line-height:32px;font-family:"Indy Serif",serif;font-size:28px"><font color="#000000">‘Missing’ OceanGate CEO reveals Titanic submersible operated with ‘game controller’ and built ‘with camping parts’ in resurfaced video</font></h1><div class="gmail-description" style="font-family:"Indy Sans",sans-serif;font-size:14px"><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.44em;margin:0px"><font color="#000000">The OceanGate CEO believed to be missing on board a<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/titanic" style="text-decoration:none">Titanic</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>exploration submersible described how the vessel was “built with camping parts" and operated with a “game controller” in a resurfaced video.</font></p><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.44em;margin:0px"><font color="#000000">In November 2022, Stockton Rush told CBS the Titan craft was built with “off-the-shelf components.”</font></p><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.44em;margin:0px"><font color="#000000">Pointing at parts of the vessel, Mr Rush said: “We can use these off-the-shelf components. I got these from Camping World.</font></p><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.44em;margin:0px"><font color="#000000">“We run the whole thing with this game controller,” he added, picking up a gamepad.</font></p><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.44em;margin:0px"><font color="#000000">Reporter David Pogue said pieces of the submersible seemed “improvised,” but Mr Rush told him the vessel would be “safe” even if parts didn’t work.</font></p><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.44em;margin:0px"><font color="#000000">Mr Rush is believed to be among the five-person crew aboard the craft.</font></p><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.44em;margin:0px"><font color="#000000">The underwater vehicle submerged on Sunday morning (18 June) and its support vessel lost contact with it about an hour and 45 minutes later, authorities said.</font></p></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 5:57 AM Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
        <div>I did not know Mike had taken the trip previously.  Stockton Rush was onboard and some of you may know him.  Must be about 12 years ago now but Dan Lance, myself, and a couple others had dinner with Stockton while attending MTS underwater intervention.  At that time they were just beginning to put together their company.  </div><div><br></div><div>Jon</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
        
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                    On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 09:34:44 PM EDT, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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                <div><div id="m_6409773178888054854ydp96af90d4yiv4859104820"><div>I’m sorry to say I’m not at all optimistic on this one. What a relief Mike Caudle was on a prior trip. <div><br clear="none"></div><div>Alec<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div id="m_6409773178888054854ydp96af90d4yiv4859104820yqtfd21554"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 19, 2023, at 3:58 PM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div></div><div id="m_6409773178888054854ydp96af90d4yiv4859104820yqtfd02138"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
        <div>I agree.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Jon</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
        
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                    On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 03:18:23 PM EDT, via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:
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                <div><div id="m_6409773178888054854ydp96af90d4yiv4859104820ydpc2fa7343yiv3110018900"><div><div><p><a shape="rect" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65953872" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65953872</span></a></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">Looks not good..</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">  </span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">Emile D.L. van Essen</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB">  </span></p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div>
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