The co-founder of OceanGate on Friday defended the company's commitment to safety.
Guillermo Söhnlein said the Titan submersible was put through a "very robust" development program.
Development of the Titan "certainly led to successful science expeditions to the Titanic," he said.
"I think one of the issues that keeps coming up is everyone keeps equating certification with safety and is ignoring the 14 years of development of the Titan sub," Söhnlein told the BBC.
The development program was indeed "very robust," Söhnlein said, "and certainly led to successful science expeditions to the Titanic."
Persons:
OceanGate, Guillermo Söhnlein, —, Söhnlein, James Cameron, Cameron, William Kohnen, It's, Kohnen
Organizations:
Titan, Service, Stockton Rush, BBC, Marine Technology Society, Marine Technology
Locations:
Newfoundland