The U.S. Coast Guard Just Published a Scathing Report on the Titan Sub

The of the in June 2023 was “a preventable tragedy,” according to the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI).

A scathing from the Coast Guard investigators has determined that OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owned and operated the deep-sea vessel, did not follow protocols for safety, testing, and maintenance, resulting in the death of five people on board.

in the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of about 3,500 meters (11,482 feet) as the submersible was descending to the wreck of the Titanic . The passengers included Stockton Rush, 61, cofounder of OceanGate; Hamish Harding, 58, an adventurer and owner of Action Aviation; Paul Henri Nargeoloet, 77, a veteran Titanic explorer from France; British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48; and his son Suleman, 19.

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