David Concannon The Sixth Passenger - Reflections on Oceangate Tragedy

The Sixth Passenger: David Concannon

The OceanGate Titan Tragedy: Looking Back and Looking Forward.

Since the June 18, 2023 disaster aboard the OceansGate Titan submersible, David Concannon, "The Sixth Passenger" on the ill-fated Titan submersible, who was scheduled to be the "Titanic whisperer" (aka the subject matter expert) aboard the Titan when a last-minute business conflict forced him to give up his spot on the vessel's voyage to the shipwreck.

This podcast, his first extensive interview since the Titan Disaster, represents an opportunity for David to look both backward and forward.

He recounts the events that transpired after the Titan was launched with five souls and when communications was lost; he reflects on the loss of the crew and the submersible, the inept, opaque and feckless approach of the US authorities in the Coast Guard, and the US Navy, and the frustration and heartbreak of the outcome when it was finally revealed.

And he makes the case for continuing the quest to explore the planet and the universe.