"PORTLAND, Maine -- Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday. The NTSB made the statement in its final report on the hull failure and implosion of the Titan submersible in June 2023. Everyone on board the submersible died instantly in the North Atlantic when Titan suffered a catastrophic implosion as it descended to the wreck."
"The NTSB report states that the faulty engineering of the Titan "resulted in the construction of a carbon fiber composite pressure vessel that contained multiple anomalies and failed to meet necessary strength and durability requirements." It also stated that OceanGate, the owner of the Titan, failed to adequately test the Titan and was unaware of its true durability. The report also said the wreckage of the Titan likely would have been found sooner had OceanGate followed standard guidance for emergency response,"
"The NTSB report dovetails with a Coast Guard report released in August that described the Titan implosion as preventable. The Coast Guard determined that safety procedures at OceanGate, a private company based in Washington state, were "critically flawed" and found "glaring disparities" between safety protocols and actual practices. OceanGate suspended operations in July 2023 and wound down. A spokesperson for the company declined to comment on Wednesday."
NTSB concluded faulty engineering produced a carbon fiber composite pressure vessel with multiple anomalies that failed to meet strength and durability requirements. OceanGate failed to adequately test Titan and lacked awareness of its true durability. During a June 2023 descent to the Titanic wreck, Titan suffered a catastrophic implosion in the North Atlantic, killing five people instantly. Failure to follow standard emergency-response guidance delayed wreckage discovery. The Coast Guard found safety procedures at OceanGate "critically flawed" and noted "glaring disparities" between protocols and actual practices. OceanGate suspended operations in July 2023 and wound down while declining further comment.
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