He was first warned as early as 2015, then again in 2017, then again in 2018, then yet again in 2019.
But Stockton Rush didn't listen to experts or even his friends who told him that Titan, his company OceanGate's deep-sea submersible, was unsafe.
The vessel historically imploded during a voyage to the Titanic on June 18, killing five men including Rush, sparking a more-than-two-day manhunt and then, recovery effort.