Family of explorer who died in Titan sub implosion seeks $50M+ in wrongful death lawsuit
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Published 2024-08-08
Paul-Henri Nargeolet was among five people who died when the Titan submersible imploded during a voyage to the famed Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic in June 2023. No one survived the trip aboard the experimental submersible owned by OceanGate, a company in Washington state that has since suspended operations.
Known as “Mr. Titanic,” Nargeolet participated in 37 dives to the Titanic site, the most of any diver in the world, according to the lawsuit. He was regarded as one of the world’s most knowledgeable people about the famous wreck. Attorneys for his estate said in an emailed statement that the “doomed submersible” had a “troubled history,” and that OceanGate failed to disclose key facts about the vessel and its durability.
According to the lawsuit, the Titan “dropped weights” about 90 minutes into its dive, indicating the team had aborted or attempted to abort the dive.
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All Comments (4)
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What do they want…his ticket price back?
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When you got in that thing you knew what could happen. 💯 Hope they get $1 in compensation because you don’t get to play innocent when you’ve decided to plunge into the depths of the ocean.
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I'm sure they signed contracts before 'takeoff' as the total sum of everyone's bank acct onboard could probably sustain a small country's livelihood for a year, this feels like a tacky ploy for the round trip fee.
