Titanic tour CEO didn t hire 50 year old white guys because they weren t inspirational

The OceanGate CEO who is trapped on a 22foot submersible on an illfated voyage to see the Titanic wreck once explained how he didnt hire 50yearold white guys with military experience to captain his vessels because they werent inspirational. Stockton Rush, 61, added that such expertise was unnecessary because anybody can drive the sub with a 30 video game controller. When I started the business, one of the things youll find, there are other suboperators out there, but they typically have, uh, gentlemen who are exmilitary submariners, and they youll see a whole bunch of 50yearold white guys, Rush told Teledyne Marine in a newly resurfaced undated Zoom interview. Read more at , oceangate, titanic, submarine The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: Catch the latest news here: Follow The New York Post on: Twitter Facebook