Overview

• The NTSB found the carbon-fiber pressure hull had multiple anomalies and failed to meet necessary strength and durability requirements.
• Investigators said OceanGate did not adequately test Titan and misread real-time monitoring data, missing damage likely sustained after dive 80.
• The board recommended that the Coast Guard commission an expert panel to study submersibles and implement industry-informed regulations, with findings shared across the sector.
• The report said following federal emergency response guidance would have shortened the search even though a rescue was not possible.
• The findings align with an August Coast Guard probe that deemed the tragedy preventable; the implosion killed five people, including Stockton Rush, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, and Shahzada and Suleman Dawood.