The Titan’s implosion: the latest news on the Titanic wreckage tourist sub
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Text messages show OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush hard-selling Vegas billionaire Jay Bloom.
The texts, which Bloom posted to Facebook, show Rush offering a cut-rate deal at just $150,000 per seat for a trip on the Titan. Bloom said he wasn’t able to go because of a scheduling conflict, and the slots went to Shahzada Dawood and his son, Sulemon, who were on the sub when it imploded.
In the texts, Bloom said his son was concerned about danger, but Rush waved him off:
“While there’s obviously risk it’s way safer than flying in a helicopter or even scuba divind. There hasn’t been even an injury in 35 years in a non-miltary sub.”
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