MORNING NEWSBREAK | The surviving co-founder of the company that built the doomed Titan submersible is scheduled to testify today in a Coast Guard hearing in North Charleston with two others.
The 2023 implosion killed five people as they were on the way to the wrecked ship RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Among those expected to testify today is Guillermo Sohnlein, who left OceanGate, the company that built the experimental Titan, in January 2013. In testimony last week, the company’s leader, who died in the implosion, was portrayed “as prioritizing profits over science and safety, while warnings were repeatedly ignored,” according to CNN. According to another report, a former passenger described how an earlier Titan dive was aborted.
Testimony is expected to last until Friday.
In other news headlines over the weekend:
CP OPINION, Brack: Have confidence in S.C.’s elections. “The question you should ask whenever you hear elected officials squawking about “rigged elections” is this: “So that means the election that put you in office was rigged, right?” Of course, their elections weren’t rigged.”
- CP Review, Platt: On Bret Lott’s “Gather the Olives. “Gather the Olives is aptly and intriguingly subtitled On Food and Hope and the Holy Land. The book had its genesis in extended stays [Bret] Lott and his wife Melanie had in Israel on at least a half-dozen occasions.”
CP WEEK IN REVIEW: S.C.’s Inglis says response to Harris endorsement mostly positive. When former six-term S.C. Republican Congressman Bob Inglis endorsed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in an exclusive Sept. 16 interview with the Charleston City Paper, he had no idea it would turn into a major national news story, with coverage on CNN, MSNBC, the Washington Post website and more.
- Graham says N.C.’s Robinson risks being “political zombie”
- Graham pushing to get Nebraska to change electoral rules
- Warnock warns Trump set to make scapegoats of Jewish voters
CP FOOD: S.C. pastry chef on Food Network’s “Halloween Wars.“ Kiawah resort pastry chef Sarah Arnold is on Food Network’s “Halloween Wars,” which premiered Sunday.
Revival of indigo where S.C. slave cabins still stand. A look at how South Carolina artists, farmers and designers are adding a new chapter to indigo’s history.
Owens dies by lethal injection on Friday. Convicted murderer Freddie Owens became the first inmate executed Friday in the state of South Carolina in 13 years.
Legendary Columbia weatherman Joe Pinner dies. The former WIS weatherman died this weekend at age 89.
S.C.-1: Mace, Moore clash at forum. GOP U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Democratic challenger Michael B. Moore say they agree in supporting Israel and its right to defend itself, but differ on strategies.
New education partnership troubling, educators and lawmakers say. A state partnership with conservative media group PragerU is setting off alarm bells for some in the state. More.
Charleston port prepping for expected strike. The Port of Charleston is offering longer hours to move cargo through what may be a dockworkers strike that may start Oct. 1.
S.C. gas price up slightly to $2.73 per gallon. Despite a 3.5 cent per gallon weekly rise, gas remains 21 cents lower than a month ago and 59 cents cheaper than a year ago.
Charleston building arts college relocates blacksmith program. The American College of Building Arts has relocated its blacksmith program and workshop to upper King Street.
35 years later: Hugo’s landfall not forgotten. A look back at how Hurricane Hugo impacted and changed South Carolina. The Post and Courier also looks at whether the state would be ready for a similar storm today.
Charleston man suing state, MUSC on gender-affirming care. A Charleston man is the lead plaintiff in a federal case against the state of South Carolina and MUSC over a ban on transgender care. Plaintiffs say the ban is discriminatory.
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