Overview

• The U.S. Coast Guard’s final report on the Titan’s June 2023 implosion is due this month after examining structural concerns over its carbon fiber hull.
• Netflix’s ‘Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster’ premiered June 11, uncovering internal warnings that the vessel’s unconventional design had not been certified for deep‐sea use.
• Former OceanGate marine operations director David Lochridge testified that he warned CEO Stockton Rush about hull flaws and was later dismissed for raising safety issues.
• The documentary depicts Rush’s leadership as fostering a ‘cult of personality’ that sidelined dissent and prioritized record-breaking ambition over established engineering standards.
• YouTuber Jake Koehler, who narrowly missed joining the fatal dive, recalls spotting damage on the Titan days before it departed for the Titanic wreck site.