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dawood and his 19-year-old suleman and french oceanographer paul-henri nargeolot who previously completed 35 dives on the "titanic." we learned about warning signs and concerns over the submersible's experimental design and the development process, not going through the protocols, safety protocols and checks that are standard in the maritime industry for submersibles. in the last hour we spoke to oceangate's co-founder who cautioned people not to rush to judgment. >> safety was always number one priority for us and for stockton in particular. he was a very strong risk manager and i believe that he believed that every innovation that he created, whether technologically or within the dive operations, was to both expand the capability of humanity exploring the oceans while also improving the safety of those doing it.
stockton rush, the founder and ceo of oceangate. billionaire adventurer hamish harding, french sub and "titanic" expert paul-henri nargeolot. wealthy british pakistani businessman shahzada dawood and his 19-year-old son suleman. suleman's aunt says the teen was terrified but went along to bond with his father. >> he had a sense of this was not -- this was not okay and he just -- he was not very comfortable about doing it. >> reporter: the coast guard says the u.s., canada, france and britain will have to determine who will investigate and whether to recover the victims. so close to "titanic's" final resting place where 1,500 people died in 1912. still to be determined who pays for the search and potential recovery. the company had been diving to the "titanic" since 2021 charging customers as much as a quarter million dollars for the experience, but a former employee and other submersible