'Expedition Unknown's Josh Gates Reveals He Rode In Titanic Sub That Went Missing & Shares Why He Didn't Do It A Second Time

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Josh Gates has opened up about his own experience on OceanGate’s submersible. The explorer and host of Discovery’s Expedition Unknown revealed in a series of tweets that he and one of his crew on the show were actually passengers in the Titan submersible, the same one that has gone missing with 5 aboard this week. Keep reading to find out more… While sharing an image from his dive with a cameraman and OceanGate’s CEO Stockton Rush, Josh revealed that he didn’t go on a second voyage on the craft because it did not perform well on his dive. “To those asking, #Titan did not perform well on my dive.

Ultimately, I walked away from a huge opportunity to film Titanic due to my safety concerns w/ the @OceanGate platform.,” he told his fans on Twitter. “There’s more to the history and design of Titan that has not been made public – much of it concerning.” Josh then added that the opportunity to see Titanic was a lure, but just ultimately wasn’t for him or his crew. “To those questioning why people would dive to Titanic: the ship has fascinated the world since the night she sank.

It’s a time capsule to another era of our history. It takes courage to make a trip like this. Admiration and prayers for the passengers aboard @OceanGate.” Another explorer who had the opportunity to rode on the vessel also spoke up about what the dive and the vessel is really like.