The company the operated the Titan submersible was a disaster waiting to happen, according to a Coast Guard report on the 2023 implosion that killed five people.
“This marine casualty and the loss of five lives was preventable,” said Jason Neubauer, Titan Marine Board of Investigation chair, according to a Coast Guard news release. “The two-year investigation has identified multiple contributing factors that led to this tragedy.”
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush died in the June 2023 wreck, which was designed to be a trip to view the wreckage of the Titanic, as did passengers Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman Dawood; Hamish Harding; and Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
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The Coast Guard report issued Monday.stressed the need for safety regulations for submersibles and ruled that “OceanGate’s failure
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