Overview
- Investigators found the carbon-fiber pressure hull had multiple anomalies and failed to meet required strength and durability standards.
- The report says OceanGate did not adequately test the vessel, leaving its true load-bearing capacity unknown.
- Search efforts would likely have concluded faster if standard emergency protocols had been followed, though a rescue was not possible after the instant implosion.
- The NTSB conclusions align with a separate U.S. Coast Guard report that called the disaster preventable and cited serious safety lapses.
- The June 2023 dive to the Titanic wreck killed all five aboard, OceanGate shut down operations the next month, lawsuits and calls for stricter oversight continue, and the company did not comment.