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The US Coast Guard has determined the implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible that killed all five people on board was "preventable", citing the company's "critically flawed" safety.
The US Coast Guard has determined the implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible that killed all five people on board was "preventable", citing the company's "critically flawed" safety.
OceanGate's Titan submersible imploded on its journey to the wreck of the Titantic because of poor engineering and multiple failures to test the vessel, according to an official report.
US authorities say a debris field located in the North Atlantic leads to a conclusion that OceanGate's Titan submersible suffered a "catastrophic implosion" (a violent collapse inwards),.
Understanding the Context
Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
A former Oceangate employee says he told US authorities about safety concerns with the sub before it imploded.
The family of two passengers who died in the implosion call for tougher regulation in response to the US Coast Guard's damning report.
Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman both died on the sub US court documents uncovered after the implosion indicated that Mr Rush ignored safety warnings about the submersible..
Key Insights
The US Navy detected sounds "consistent with an implosion" shortly after OceanGate's Titan submersible lost contact, a navy official has said. Five people were aboard the vessel when it went ...
One of the final messages from the five-person crew of the Titan submersible before it imploded, killing all inside, was "all good here", a hearing has revealed. Investigators with the US Coast ...
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