[Josh Gates is the star of Discovery Channel’s “Expedition Unknown” and other shows, and has spent 11 seasons taking calculated risks in dangerous environments. I’m a big fan of Gates and of his show and watch it without fail. Gates strikes the right tone here, saluting the courage of the adventurers while also noting that this was also sold as more of a passenger service and should have had a higher safety threshold. Gates hinted last night that more on that topic will come out, and he personally witnessed troubling details behind the OceanGate effort, so … stay tuned. — Ed]

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. There's more to the history and design of Titan that has not been made public – much of it concerning.

— Josh Gates (@joshuagates) June 21, 2023