Overview

• The 335-page Marine Board report concludes the June 2023 implosion could have been avoided if OceanGate had addressed known design, certification, maintenance and hull anomalies before the fatal dive.
• Investigators identified a toxic workplace culture at OceanGate that stifled safety warnings and sidelined engineers who raised concerns about the Titan’s carbon-fiber hull.
• The report criticizes CEO Stockton Rush for bypassing critical inspections and confirms that had he survived, the Department of Justice would have faced a criminal investigation.
• Coast Guard data show Titan’s last radio communications—“All good here” at about 2,274 meters and “Dropped two wts” at 3,341 meters—preceded debris located 500 meters from the Titanic wreck.
• Alongside detailing the causes, the report lays out 17 recommendations for bolstered submersible oversight, expanded third-party certification and enhanced whistleblower protections, while the NTSB probe continues.