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WASHINGTON (AFP) – Deep-sea thrill-seeker Stockton Rush founded OceanGate in 2009 with the hopes of advancing submersible vehicle technology and taking travellers into the darkest depths of the ocean. Described by Smithsonian Magazine as a “daredevil inventor”, Rush pushed the envelope of underwater exploration and complained about strict rules he said were holding the industry […]
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As other entrepreneurs have pushed the edge of technology to bring well-heeled tourists to space, Stockton Rush saw new opportunities for exploring another frontier: the deep sea. OceanGate, the submarine company he founded in 2009, sought not just to profit from bringing wealthy adventurers to sites such as the wreck of the Titanic, but to help scientists unravel oceanic mysteries by giving them better access to the sea floor than ever before.