NTSB: Titan submersible was damaged in dives before fatal implosion
The NTSB said the submersible sustained damage during previous dives that "further deteriorated and weakened the pressure vessel."
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The NTSB said the submersible sustained damage during previous dives that "further deteriorated and weakened the pressure vessel."
The U.S. Coast Guard issued its final report on the deadly 2023 incident, which killed five people aboard OceanGate's Titan submersible when it imploded on an expedition to see the wreckage of the Titanic.
The scientific director for OceanGate testified that the Titan sub malfunctioned only days before the deadly dive.
The Titan imploded on June 18, 2023, setting off a worldwide debate about the future of private undersea exploration.
Tuesday marks one year since the Titan sub lost contact about one hour and 45 minutes into its voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic.
Ohio billionaire Larry Connor said he wants to prove that the imploded Titan sub "was a contraption" and that the ocean can be "kind of life-changing if you go about it the right way."
The U.S. Coast Guard said it recovered "additional presumed human remains" and what is believed to be the last of the debris from the Titan submersible.
The crew that helped in the recovery efforts for the Titan submersible shared more details about the process they used.
The Titan's catastrophic implosion during its dive to the Titanic has brought increasing scrutiny to the world of deep-sea exploration.
Search crews detected underwater noises as they looked for the missing sub. Here's what we now know about the likely source.
Passengers on OceanGate submersible included noted adventurer Hamish Harding and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son.
