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Jay Bloom said OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush came to him "on a two-seater experimental plane to pitch me to go on a five-seater experimental sub."
OceanGate charged $250,000 per seat not because it's interested in tourism, but becuase its CEO Stockton Rush wanted to fund his research, according to a passenger that pulled out of the trip over safety concerns.
Jay Bloom -- who planned to go on the Titan sub with his son before pulling out over safety concerns -- said the photos of Shahzada and Sulaiman Dawood who died in the implosion are "very haunting."
Investigators from the US, Canada, France and the United Kingdom are working closely together on the probe
In the days since, several have called his account into question, citing supposed inconsistencies in the post - particularly, a text said to be sent from an unnamed OceanGate staffer.