The Titan made its first dive to the Titanic wreck site in 2021 and returned the following year - though those trips haven't been without issue. Previous expeditions haven't all gone smoothly "The company said Lochridge was not an engineer and refused to accept assurances from the lead engineer that testing was sufficient," WBUR's Walter Wuthmann told Morning Edition. OceanGate said in legal filings that it had relied on acoustic tests "better suited" to detect safety issues, and accused Lochridge of breaching his contract, according to WBUR. Test center staff are not able to schedule appointments for their test center under any circumstances. Candidates should visit our website or contact our Candidate Service Center to schedule an exam appointment. "OceanGate gave Lochridge approximately 10 minutes to immediately clear out his desk and exit the premises," it said. The testing centers’ primary purpose is to administer exams. Lochridge reiterated his concerns, but the lawsuit alleges that rather than take corrective action, OceanGate "did the exact opposite." The day after it was submitted, the lawsuit says, various engineering and HR executives invited him to a meeting at which he learned that the viewport of the submersible was only built to a certified pressure of 1,300 meters, even though the Titanic shipwreck lies nearly 4,000 meters below sea level. National 'Tiny sub, big ocean': Why the Titanic submersible search is so challenging "And it is a careful dance of how do you push regulations forward in the face of rapid-changing technology." "All industries face the same issue," Kohnen added. Kohnen said that while his letter was never officially submitted to OceanGate, he did have a conversation with Rush in which the two "agreed to disagree." He points out that the complaint that regulatory bodies are slow to react to new innovations isn't unique to submarines. "However, this does not mean that OceanGate does meet standards where they apply, but it does mean that innovation often falls outside of the existing industry paradigm." "By definition, innovation is outside of an already accepted system," the blog post reads. The company affirmed its commitment to operational safety and risk mitigation, touting its "constant, committed effort and a focused corporate culture." But it also painted the third-party approval process as "anathema to rapid innovation," its founding principle. National A former passenger details what it's like inside the missing Titan submersible
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