US taxpayer cost for search and rescue may be $1.5 million, expert says

NEW: A defense budget expert estimates the cost of U.S. participation in the Titan submersible search will be $1.5 million.

A defense budget expert estimates once the U.S. military participation concludes, the cost for the search and rescue mission of the five passengers on board the Titan submersible will cost the U.S. around $1.5 million.

The U.S. Coast Guard will be the organization leading the investigation into the OceanGate sub incident.OceanGate CEO claimed sub was safer than scuba diving, texts showA Las Vegas father and son told ABC News OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush pressured them for months into taking two seats on the now failed mission to the Titanic, making bold claims about the vessel's safety.

"He sort of had this predisposition that it was safe," Bloom told ABC News."And anybody who disagreed with him, he felt it was just a differing opinion."

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