US EditionTitan submersible disaster that killed 5 on way to Titanic ruins was preventable, Coast Guard says
OCEAN FLOOR NEAR THE TITANIC WRECK, AUG 5 – The implosion was caused by flawed design, ignored hull issues, and a toxic safety culture at OceanGate, resulting in five preventable deaths, the investigation found.
- On June 18, 2023, the Titan submersible piloted by OceanGate's founder Stockton Rush began a dive to the Titanic wreck with five people aboard.
- The submersible lost contact during the dive, triggering a days-long international search that ended with the discovery of debris near the Titanic on June 22.
- A 335-page investigation report concluded that OceanGate's poor vessel design, inadequate maintenance, harmful workplace culture, and insufficient regulatory oversight contributed significantly to the Titan submersible's fatal implosion.
- Jason Neubauer, the board chair, stated, "the loss of five lives was preventable," attributing the most likely cause to failure of the submersible’s carbon fiber pressure hull.
- The investigation offers lessons to improve risk awareness and oversight while enabling innovation to prevent future tragedies in deep-sea expeditions.
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Explosive new report blames OceanGate and its CEO for 'preventable' Titan sub disaster
A damning new report on the Titan submersible disaster that killed five people near the Titanic wreck in 2023 revealed that the tragedy was preventable and the result of a flawed experimental design and ignored safety warnings — with particular culpability placed on OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.
The ‘Titan’ sub tragedy explained: What went wrong and why
A report into the June 2023 Titan submersible disaster in which five people died has found that its operator had “critically flawed” safety practices and a toxic workplace culture.The US Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation two-year investigation into the fatal incident found that the American underwater-tourism company OceanGate, which created Titan as the first privately owned submersible, failed to follow established engineering protoc…
Guarda Costeira indicated that the investigation concluded that the non-compliance with the engineering protocols established for safety, testing and maintenance of the subsystem was the main cause.
Titan sub disaster tied to ignored warnings and weak oversight, Coast
MAINE, USA: The 2023 Titan submersible disaster that killed five people could have been prevented, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday, but OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush ignored safety warnings, design flaws and crucial oversight that could have resulted in criminal charges — had he survived. The Titan suffered a catastrophic implosion as it descended to the wreck of the Titanic,
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