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OceanGate invited him in spring 2021 to a test drive of the Titan. Wortman brought Josh Clarke, a friend and advanced scuba diver, to come with him. They tested the submersible at 500 feet around a sunken fishing vessel in the Possession Sound
I walked away saying, 'OK, this is a legitimate company trying to push boundaries in the deep ocean.'" Wortman applied to be a "mission specialist.