> According to the court documents, in a 2018 case, OceanGate employee David Lochridge, a submersible pilot, voiced concerns about the safety of the sub.
> "That meant the Titanic trips — which had been planned at first for 2018, then 2019, then 2020 — had to be put off until mid-2021. By that time, Rush expects the new submersibles to be ready to enter service."
It's my impression that one of those "new submersibles" is the one that's lost.
2018; this would make it the previous model, no? Not the same submarine that went missing. At least that's the impression I get from this article (2020): https://www.geekwire.com/2020/oceangate-raises-18m-build-big...
> "That meant the Titanic trips — which had been planned at first for 2018, then 2019, then 2020 — had to be put off until mid-2021. By that time, Rush expects the new submersibles to be ready to enter service."
It's my impression that one of those "new submersibles" is the one that's lost.