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 "presumed human remains" recovered from the sub's wreckage would undergo analysis by medical professionals.
Five different major pieces of debris from the submersible were found Thursday morning
One expert said implosion would have happened in a "thousandth of a second" — so fast that passengers didn't have "time to realize what happened."
