OceanGate boss Stockton Rush flew to London to personally reassure businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son ahead of voyage to Titanic wreckage
Three months before the trip down to the Titanic wreckage, CEO Stockton Rush and his wife met with the Dawood family to brief them on the trip.
Rush is said to have believed the journey was "safer than crossing the street", despite previous warnings from experts that there were safety risks.Youngest ever visitor to the Titanic passed out from lack of oxygen on trip to ocean depthsSubmersible lost on dive to Titanic suffered 'catastrophic implosion', say US Coast Guard"I mean, you sit in a plane without knowing how the engine works.
Ms Dawood said she was on board the Titan's mother ship, the Polar Prince, with the couple's 17-year-old daughter Alina in St John's in Newfoundland. She was told not to worry when then sub lost contact. They were also told to go on a "low-residue diet" prior to the voyage, and instructed not to have coffee in the morning.
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