Overview

• Investigators found the Titan’s carbon-fiber pressure vessel contained multiple anomalies and failed to meet required strength and durability.
• OceanGate did not adequately test the vessel and misinterpreted real-time monitoring data, missing damage that should have removed the sub from service after dive 80.
• Progressive deterioration continued after dive 82 and culminated in a catastrophic implosion on dive 88 during the June 18, 2023 descent, killing all five aboard.
• The report says standard emergency-response guidance would have led to a quicker debris discovery and reduced search costs even though a rescue was impossible.
• Recommendations include a Coast Guard expert panel and new regulations, aligning with an August Coast Guard finding that deemed the tragedy preventable; OceanGate has since wound down operations.