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Stockton Rush was known for defying rules. Had he survived submersible tragedy, he may have faced criminal investigation

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OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush fancied himself an adventurer, visionary and MacGyver-esque experimenter. He was also an overly ambitious proponent of deep-sea tourism whose resistance to oversight and negligence ended in tragedy just over two years ago.

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By Ray Sanchez and Allison Morrow, CNN OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush considered himself a MacGyver-like adventurer, visionary, and experimenter. He was also an overly ambitious advocate for deep-sea tourism whose resistance to oversight and neglect ended in tragedy just over two years ago. In the 335-page US Coast Guard Marine Board of Inquiry report on the June 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible, Rush is portrayed as a control…

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By Ray Sanchez and Allison Morrow, CNN OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush considered himself a MacGyver-like adventurer, visionary, and experimenter. He was also an overly ambitious advocate for deep-sea tourism whose resistance to oversight and neglect ended in tragedy just over two years ago. In the 335-page US Coast Guard Marine Board of Inquiry report on the June 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible, Rush is portrayed as a control…

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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