The report says that data from acoustic sensors and strain gauges on board indicated that the hull had suffered a delamination after a dive to the Titanic in 2022, causing a loud bang. Rush was said to have dismissed that noise, and the report found that there was no one left at the company in 2023 who was able to …
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Titan submersible owner OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to avoid scrutiny before implosion, U.S. Coast Guard says
The U.S. exploration company OceanGate used “intimidation tactics” to “evade regulatory scrutiny” in the years leading up to the June 2023 Titan submersible tragedy, according to findings released by the U.S. Coast Guard Tuesday. Those conclusions are part of an over 300-page report released by officials into the incident, which killed five people onboard when the sub imploded underwater while …
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Who were the five people on board the Titan?published at 13:09 British Summer Time 13:09 BST The CEO of the submersible company, a British billionaire explorer, a French diver, and a father and son were all on board the Titan submersible that imploded in June 2023. Stockton Rush, 61, was the chief executive of OceanGate, the firm which owned the …
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