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Former Titan submersible passenger who visited the Titanic said he knew he might die and that 'nobody walked into this thinking it was going to be a pleasure cruise'

Mike Reiss, a writer and producer for The Simpsons, told CNN that he knew the stakes were high when he took the same voyage in OceanGate's Titan submersible to visit the Titanic last year. Reiss said he had to sign a waiver beforehand which mentioned several times he could die.

"In every way it felt like being a Mercury astronaut. This wasn't a vacation. It wasn't tourism. It was exploration. And you're getting on a ship that's the best it could be, but they're learning as they go along," Reiss said. "You get on with a lot of excitement but just constant trepidation, constantly knowing this could be the end."

Reiss said he and his wife were supposed to go on the voyage but that she tested positive for COVID and had to stay behind.

"I kissed her goodbye knowing that that might be the last time I'd ever see her," he said, adding that "nobody walked into this thinking it was going to be a pleasure cruise, especially the experts involved."

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