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Stockton Rush

What is stockton rush?

· James MacDonald

Key facts

Full name Richard Stockton Rush III[2]
Born 31 March 1962[2]
Died 18 June 2023[2]
Nationality American[2]
Occupation Businessman[2]
Role Co-founder and CEO of OceanGate[2]

Stockton Rush was an American businessman and the co-founder and CEO of OceanGate, best known for piloting the Titan submersible that imploded in June 2023.

Context

Stockton Rush was the co-founder and chief executive officer of OceanGate, a deep-sea exploration company [2]. He piloted the Titan submersible during a 2023 expedition to the Titanic wreck site, where the vessel imploded, killing all five people aboard [3]. OceanGate was initiated in 2009 by Rush and Guillermo Söhnlein [1].

Documented claims

  • Stockton Rush piloted the Titan submersible on the 2023 expedition to the Titanic wreck site. [3]
  • The Titan implosion killed all five people aboard. [2]
  • OceanGate was initiated in 2009 by Stockton Rush and Guillermo Söhnlein. [1]

Questions and answers

What happened to Stockton Rush?

Stockton Rush died on 18 June 2023 when the Titan submersible he was piloting imploded during an expedition to the Titanic wreck site [2].

Did Stockton Rush ever see the Titanic?

The sources do not state whether Stockton Rush ever saw the Titanic before the fatal expedition.

Was Stockton Rush a billionaire?

The sources do not state Stockton Rush's net worth or whether he was a billionaire.

Sources

  1. Who Was Stockton Rush? What to Know About the OceanGate CEO — townandcountrymag.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Stockton Rush: What we know about the Titan submersible's pilot — cnn.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Stockton Rush: Death, Titan Submersible, and What Happened - Northern Focus — northernfocus.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Sports