Ross Kemp was set to board doomed Titanic sub before pulling out over safety fears
dailyrecord.co.ukRoss Kemp was set to join the Oceangate submersible expedition to film a documentary series - but pulled out over safety fears.The former EastEnders star cancelled his trip after the expert production company he was working with said it was "not considered safe".
It comes after US Coastguard confirmed yesterday that all five people onboard the missing Titan submersible had sadly died.The vessel, which was travelling to the site of the Titanic wreckage, lost contact with its mothership shortly after launching on Sunday.
A huge search effort was mobilised, with rescue crews hoping that the sub was simply stuck, the Mirror reports.However, it is now believed that a "catastrophic explosion" occurred, claiming the lives of all five passengers.
Kemp, who is well-known for travelling to some of the world's most dangerous places, was chosen to front documentary that would require him to dive down in the submersible.However, after the production team examined the vessel, the programme was scrapped over safety concerns.
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