The NTSB states that OceanGate’s Titan sub failed to meet safety standards.
Reports have emerged indicating that the Titan submersible did not comply with manufacturing safety standards, according to findings from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB’s report attributed the tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of five individuals during a journey to explore the Titanic wreck, to Ocean Gate’s insufficient engineering practices. Specifically, the […]
OceanGate’s Stockton Rush crashed submersible years before Titan disaster
Years before piloting last summer's failed Titan voyage, Ocean Gate founder and CEO Stockton Rush crashed a submersible into a shipwreck and then handed the ship's basic controls over to a more experienced employee. OceanGate whistleblower David Lockridge told the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Investigation Board on Tuesday morning that Rush insisted on piloting a […]
‘Scaled-Back’ Titanic Expedition to Take Place for First Time Since OceanGate’s Titan Disaster
To a new place of travel Titanic The sinking has been described as a “miniature” trip planned after Ocean Gate. Giant A submersible accident in 2023 killed five explorers. A team from the RMS Titanic company, including “imaging experts, scientists, oceanographers and historians,” set out to sea on Friday to report the deaths of their […]