Overview

• The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to publish its final findings on the June 2023 Titan submersible implosion as early as this month.
• The Netflix documentary Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster has renewed scrutiny of safety warnings about the vessel’s experimental carbon fiber hull.
• Former OceanGate employees, including marine operations director David Lochridge, testified that they alerted CEO Stockton Rush to critical design flaws before the fatal dive.
• Investigations by the U.S. Coast Guard, Canada’s Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Department of Justice are examining structural failures and OceanGate’s practices.
• Diver Jake Koehler’s account of narrowly missing the expedition underscores the documentary’s emphasis on personal stories and the human toll of the tragedy.