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Daily Mirror
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Fiona Leishman

OceanGate CEO admitted Titan sub's hull was made with carbon fibre from Boeing that was past its shelf life

In the aftermath of the search for the OceanGate sub which went missing on a dive to the Titanic, evidence has emerged that CEO Stockton Rush, who went down with the sub, admitted that the hull of the vessel had been made with carbon fibre from a Boeing aircraft which was past its aeroplane shelf life.

The shocking revelation came from Travel Weekly's editor in chief, Arnie Weissmann, who had been set to travel on the Titan submersible.

Sharing his experiences with the deep-sea diving company, Mr Weissmann said he was due to board the Titan in May to head down to the wreck of the Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, but the trip was curtailed by weather.

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