Father and son who turned down seats on doomed sub share red flags
Jay Bloom and his son Sean were offered seats on a submersible trip to see the Titanic wreckage, but they had concerns about the safety of the trip. OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush tried to convince them to go, but they ultimately decided not to.
Jay Bloom, his son Sean (20), and other passengers were given seats to the Titanic submersible wreckage trip. Erin Burnett, CNN's Erin Burnett, talks to them about their concerns and how OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush attempted to convince the pair to go. Jay Bloom stated, "We had many concerns." Stockton's convincing was impressive. Rush told CNN he believes "absolutely," that the submersible will be safe, and that he'd go on the trip if he had the chance.