A submersible expert who ventured on the Titan sub with OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush four year ago claimed that the hull made terrifying creaking noises as descended towards the ocean floor.
Karl Stanley said he told Rush to ease the pace with his Titanic plans after their 12,000-foot descent in the Caribbean, The Mirror reports.
Mr Stanley was invited by the CEO, as he operates an undersea tourist business in Honduras. On the dive in the Bahamas he demonstrated his Titan sub which had a carbon fiber hull he had put together himself.