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'''[[w:Stockton Rush|Richard Stockton Rush III]]''' (March 31, 1962 – June 18, 2023) was an American engineer, pilot, and businessman. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of OceanGate. On June 18, 2023, he was killed along with four others aboard OceanGate's submersible Titan while attempting to visit the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic. |
'''[[w:Stockton Rush|Richard Stockton Rush III]]''' (March 31, 1962 – June 18, 2023) was an American engineer, pilot, and businessman. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of OceanGate. On June 18, 2023, he was killed along with four others aboard OceanGate's submersible Titan while attempting to visit the wreck of the ''{W|Titanic}}'' in the North Atlantic. |
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== Quotes == |
== Quotes == |
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===Stockton Rush: OceanGate CEO in his own words=== |
===Stockton Rush: OceanGate CEO in his own words=== |
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{{Small|https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65994630 |
{{Small|[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65994630 Website video article by the BBC]}} |
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* The Critical thing we've got to understand [is] climate change, how the planet responds to climate change. It's all in the ocean, and we know almost nothing. |
* The Critical thing we've got to understand [is] climate change, how the planet responds to climate change. It's all in the ocean, and we know almost nothing. |
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* If you're not breaking things your not innovating. If you're operating in a known environment as most submersible manufactures do, they don't break things. To me, the more stuff you've broken, the more innovative you've been. |
* If you're not breaking things your not innovating. If you're operating in a known environment as most submersible manufactures do, they don't break things. To me, the more stuff you've broken, the more innovative you've been. |
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** Speaking at GeekWire summit. Recalled by the BBC in June 2023 in the context of the apparent catastrophic loss of submersible the ''Titan'' with himself and four others on board while on a dive to the ''Titanic''. |
** Speaking at GeekWire summit. Recalled by the BBC in June 2023 in the context of the apparent catastrophic loss of submersible the ''Titan'' with himself and four others on board while on a dive to the ''{{W|Titanic}}''. |
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Richard Stockton Rush III (March 31, 1962 – June 18, 2023) was an American engineer, pilot, and businessman. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of OceanGate. On June 18, 2023, he was killed along with four others aboard OceanGate's submersible Titan while attempting to visit the wreck of the {W|Titanic}} in the North Atlantic.
Quotes
Stockton Rush: OceanGate CEO in his own words
Website video article by the BBC
- The Critical thing we've got to understand [is] climate change, how the planet responds to climate change. It's all in the ocean, and we know almost nothing.
- Speaking at GeekWire summit.
- If you're not breaking things your not innovating. If you're operating in a known environment as most submersible manufactures do, they don't break things. To me, the more stuff you've broken, the more innovative you've been.
- Speaking at GeekWire summit. Recalled by the BBC in June 2023 in the context of the apparent catastrophic loss of submersible the Titan with himself and four others on board while on a dive to the Titanic.
