Titan tragedy may have been prevented if OSHA investigated claims, ex-employee says

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A former OceanGate employee turned company whistleblower testified for hours Tuesday in a Coast Guard hearing about his former employment, ending the day by saying the Titan tragedy might have been prevented if OSHA had looked into his claims.

David Lochridge, ex-marine operations director for OceanGate, spent Tuesday recounting numerous safety violations and detailing his embattled relationship with his former employer.

At the end of the hearing, digging into why a manned submersible imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck site, Lochridge finished with a personal statement that reads in part,…

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