A key employee this week told a commission investigating last year Titan submersible explosion that the tragedy could have been averted if a federal safety agency had investigated his complaint

Several complaints about the Titan submersible and OceanGate were levied years before the deadly June 2023 implosion.

David Lochridge, a former director of marine exploration for OceanGate who expressed safety concerns about the ill-fated Titan submersible, said Tuesday that company culture was centered on “making money” and “very little in the way of science.

David Lochridge, former director of marine operations for OceanGate, testified he repeatedly voiced safety concerns about the Titan sub, saying he had "no confidence" in the way it was being built.