Rush died along with four others when OceanGate's submersible Titan imploded during an attempt to visit the wreck of the Titanic
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Stockton Rush
Richard Stockton Rush III was an American businessman who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of OceanGate, a deep-sea exploration company.
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business · American businessman (1962–2023) · entrepreneur · explorer · venture capitalist · also Stockton Rush, Richard Stockton Rush III, Rush
Born 31 March 1962 · Died 18 June 2023 · Q119733569
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2023· 3 entries
Died 2023-06-18.
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Career landmark: Titan submersible implosion.
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2021· 1 entry
After several delays, Rush finally started his deep submergence business
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2018· 1 entry
Rush piloted an expedition with researchers and scientists in the San Juan Islands to observe the red sea urchin and the habitat of the sand lance
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2016· 1 entry
Exploring the sunken Andrea Doria on the Cyclops I, David Lochridge reported how Rush "smashed straight down" into the wreckage of the sunken ocean liner, an episode recounted during a Coast Guard hearing in 2024
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2009· 1 entry
Created the company OceanGate with Guillermo Söhnlein, who departed the company in 2013
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2006· 1 entry
After his first excursion in a submarine in British Columbia, Rush became interested in ocean exploration at lower depths
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1989· 4 entries
Studied at Haas School of Business, Master of Business Administration (1989).
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To manage the company Remote Control Technology based in Kirkland, Washington
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In 1989, he built a Glasair III experimental aircraft, which he continued to own and fly throughout his life.
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Built a Glasair III experimental aircraft, which he continued to own and fly throughout his life
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1984· 2 entries
Studied at Princeton University, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (1984).
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And a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989
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1981· 1 entry
Rush became a commercial pilot at age 18 and claimed to have become the youngest jet transport-rated pilot in the world at age 19 in 1981.
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1980· 1 entry
Graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire
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1962· 2 entries
Born 1962-03-31.
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Into a wealthy family in San Francisco, California, the youngest of five children born to Richard Stockton Rush Jr
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