OceanGate adviser David Concannon slammed for passing the buck to US govt

By Web Desk Staff On Jun 22, 2023

David Concannon, an adviser for OceanGate Expeditions, is receiving backlash for blaming the US government for allegedly slowing down the rescue effort for the missing Titanic tourist submersible.

“When I communicate with the US government, I get ‘out of office’ replies, not from everyone, but from key people that have a signoff on this,” he said while talking to a media outlet. “That’s unacceptable. I don’t want to discourage the government officials that are helping because they’re doing their jobs, but we need to do it quicker.”

OceanGate adviser rips US rescue response — but firm faces claim it took 8 hours to raise alarm. David Concannon was poised to be the fifth person aboard the Titanic tourist sub, but he pulled out at the last moment. https://t.co/23nk8aLBNv
— Suzie S (@suziesuchi) June 21, 2023

Hundreds of Americans criticized him for attacking the government which is trying to help his “rich clients”.

Here are some reactions:

I dunno, David. I think we already know who didn't do their jobs. One of them is named David Concannon, the adviser to OceanGate on the Titan "sub" that skirted safety and design regulations to allow people to book trips in a death trap. pic.twitter.com/BYp7guOxfr
— Steve B. Holt (@SteveBHolt) June 21, 2023

Somebody simply has to write the ultimate catch-all essay on disruptive, libertarian, private-sector-touting entrepreneurs simply begging and demanding for state intervention at the end of their journeys. (This is the Titan sub company's adviser.) pic.twitter.com/dsB9YLln8w
— Eve Fairbanks (@evefairbanks) June 21, 2023

I hope all involved a safe but I find David Concannon of @OceanGateExped gripes that the US GOVT didn't act fast enough REPREHENSIBLE.

YOUR company waited 8 hrs to report this incident & you should be thanking the US for going out of their way to find your billionaire clients. https://t.co/gwx29X4YF8
— Mr Maltese Falcon (@PhilipMarloweLA) June 21, 2023

The balls on this David Concannon guy, wow. The “people who did not do their jobs” here are the ones who took paying customers on that death trap without planning ahead for foreseeable contingencies like losing contact with it. pic.twitter.com/VPZNigJDFF
— PhillyMJS🇺🇸🗳️🧢 (@PhillyMJS) June 21, 2023

What David Concannon deserves is a hefty bill for this expensive #OceanGate rescue mission for his boundless selfishness. Just hope & pray they find these 5 individuals alive (Paul-Henry Nargeolet, Stockton Rush, Hamish Harding, Sulaiman & Shahzada Dawood) #OceanGateExpeditions pic.twitter.com/QeNGVm3qAq
— JeSuisCH🏒BleuBlancRouge (@HabsHappy) June 21, 2023