Side-by-side portrait of OceanGate co-founders Guillermo Söhnlein and Stockton Rush
Guillermo Söhnlein, left, co-founded OceanGate with the late Stockton Rush, right, in 2009.
  • OceanGate's Titan imploded nearly a year ago, killing all 5 passengers including the company's CEO.
  • The company's co-founder, Guillermo Söhnlein, told BI he thinks about the incident daily.
  • The fatal implosion motivates him to continue with his exploration ventures, Söhnlein said.

OceanGate's co-founder said he thinks about the fatal Titan submersible voyage every day, and the incident pushes him to continue pursuing his vision of accessible deep-sea exploration.