Summary
The Titan submersible imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck in June 2023, leading to the deaths of all five passengers. The US Coast Guard has evidence showing the sub's hull, made from carbon fiber, started failing a year earlier.
Key Facts
- Titan imploded about 90 minutes into its dive to the Titanic on a trip by Oceangate in June 2023.
- All five passengers, including Oceangate's CEO Stockton Rush, died in the implosion.
- The US Coast Guard's investigation revealed the submersible's carbon fiber hull began to break apart a year before the disaster.
- Video footage from the support ship recorded the sound of the implosion and has been presented as evidence.
- The sub never underwent independent safety checks, a process called certification.
- Experts had previously warned about the design flaws, specifically the use of carbon fiber, which can separate under pressure.
- The USCG identified a loud bang during a prior dive in 2022 as an early sign of the sub's structural failure.
