A former employee sued OceanGate claiming he was wrongfully terminated after he pointed to the “potential danger" when the submersible reaches extreme depths.
SEATTLE — The safety of the Titan submersible that went missing near the Titanic's wreckage in the Atlantic Ocean was previously challenged in U.S. District Court.
Court documents show that a former employee sued Everett-based OceanGate in 2018 claiming he was wrongfully terminated after he pointed to the “potential danger to passengers of the Titan as the submersible reached extreme depths."
The employee alleged safety concerns at OceanGate were ignored, specifically the "potential danger to passengers of the Titan as the submersible reached extreme depths."
"The constant pressure cycling weakens existing flaws resulting in large tears of carbon. Non-destructive testing was critical to detect such potentially existing flaws in order to ensure a solid and safe product for the safety of the passengers and crew," the former employee wrote in the lawsuit.
That case was settled outside of court.
On Tuesday, that former employee’s attorney told KING 5 in an email the firm has “no comment,” but that they “pray for everyone’s safe return.”
.@OceanGateExped submersible:
-Legal fight over safety over "Titan" sub documented in US District Court in 2018.
-Employee alleges safety concerns were ignored, specifically the "potential danger to passengers of the Titan as the submersible reached extreme depths." ...
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