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Flowers placed at an anchor at King's Beach at the port of St John's in Newfoundland, Canada. Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman, died after the missing Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion while trying to reach the RMS Titanic. Picture date: Friday June 23, 2023.. See PA story SEA Titanic. Photo credit should read: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire Source: AAP / Jordan Pettitt/PA/Alamy

A representative from the deep-sea industry says he had warned OceanGate's chief executive over his concerns about the safety of the Titan submersible. His comments come as one of the founding members of the company says the victims were aware of the risks.

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A representative from the deep-sea industry says he had warned OceanGate's chief executive over his concerns about the safety of the Titan submersible. His comments come as one of the founding members of the company says the victims were aware of the risks.

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