LATEST: A would-be crew member of the Titanic wreckage submersible tour speaks out, saying he withdrew due to safety concerns.
Digital marketing tycoon Chris Brown originally planned to go on Sunday's submersible tour of the Titanic wreckage but withdrew due to safety concerns. His friend, Hamish Harding, is among those aboard the missing vessel.
"OceanGate had put forward this program to go down and do a 3D scan of the wreck," he added."So it's a chance for an expedition, exploration and adding a bit of science into the situation." Brown said he feels"no" apprehension about joining similar projects in the future but noted that it's important to"think about all the risks."
"The Titanic's obviously an iconic wreck," Brown told ABC News' Michael Strahan during an interview Wednesday on"Good Morning America." "I'm not really sure that this is the time to be going into that sort of thing," he added."I think that the focus right now has to be on trying to rescue these people. It's not fair on the families and friends to be making speculation about what might've happened or how it happened at this point."
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