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    OceanGate and how the wealthy kill

    Originally published: Black Agenda Report on June 28, 2023 (more by Black Agenda Report)  |

    The saga of the OceanGate Titan submersible was the sort of story that rivets millions of people. Not only was it revealed that passengers paid $250,000 to see the wreck of the Titanic, but the vessel was poorly built, and its creator ignored warnings about its defects and continued to use it.