Overview
- The U.S. Coast Guard has announced it will publish its final report on the Titan submersible implosion that killed five people during a 2023 dive to the Titanic wreckage.
- "Titan: The OceanGate Disaster" premieres June 11 on Netflix and uncovers new testimony from former operations director David Lochridge about dismissed safety concerns.
- Lochridge says he warned in writing that the Titan’s carbon fiber hull was prone to catastrophic failure under deep-sea pressure and was fired after raising those alarms.
- OceanGate founder Stockton Rush opted against registering the submersible with maritime authorities and prioritized cost-cutting over third-party safety certification.
- Experts highlight that the use of untested materials without proper oversight exposed gaps in private deep-sea exploration regulations.