Family of explorer who died in Titan sub implosion seeks $50M+ in wrongful death lawsuit
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Published 2024-08-08
Paul-Henri Nargeolet was among five people who died when the Titan submersible imploded during a voyage to the famed Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic in June 2023. No one survived the trip aboard the experimental submersible owned by OceanGate, a company in Washington state that has since suspended operations.
Known as “Mr. Titanic,” Nargeolet participated in 37 dives to the Titanic site, the most of any diver in the world, according to the lawsuit. He was regarded as one of the world’s most knowledgeable people about the famous wreck. Attorneys for his estate said in an emailed statement that the “doomed submersible” had a “troubled history,” and that OceanGate failed to disclose key facts about the vessel and its durability.
According to the lawsuit, the Titan “dropped weights” about 90 minutes into its dive, indicating the team had aborted or attempted to abort the dive.
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All Comments (14)
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We live in a world where people go out of their way to do something and die and their family sues. Crazy
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They literally signed their lives away.
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Who could knew going in a home made submarine piloted by a standard, consumer video game controller, wouldn’t be safe.
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Wait...aren't high risk activities high risk? Money will not bring them back or reverse the tragedy. Move on.
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No way. They knew the risks.
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Good luck if they got 0.50 cent.
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Yeah, that aint gonna happen.
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Shouldn't be able to sue!
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Ocean gate gonna win on summary judgement once they show the judge the contracts
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Good luck with that. It said you may die 5 times on the paper they signed 😅. 🙏 RIP.
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The only tragedy I see is what Jackie does to a loaf of French bread and jar of pickles.
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Should of have had Insurance.
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the 4 submariners fault😂
