The US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation tasked with analyzing the June 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible launched its report on Tuesday, with the board chair stating that the deaths of the 5 folks on board had been “preventable.”
The report lays accountability for the tragedy largely at the ft of OceanGate, the Washington-based firm that operated Titan. The MBI discovered the “primary contributing factors” to the implosion had been OceanGate’s “inadequate design, certification, maintenance and inspection process for the Titan,” a Coast Guard release mentioned, additionally pointing to the firm’s “toxic workplace culture.”
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The ill-fated expedition seized the world’s consideration simply over two years in the past, when the vessel vanished throughout a dive to the wreck of the Titanic. An enormous search operation unfolded in the North Atlantic, however the submersible’s mangled wreckage was discovered on the ocean ground.
Stockton Rush, the founder and CEO of the vessel’s operator, OceanGate; businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman Dawood; businessman Hamish Harding; and French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet had been all killed. Those stays had been matched to the 5 males on board by DNA testing and evaluation, the Marine Board of Investigation beforehand mentioned.
“The two-year investigation has identified multiple contributing factors that led to this tragedy, providing valuable lessons learned to prevent a future occurrence,” Jason Neubauer, the MBI chair, mentioned in the assertion. “There is a need for stronger oversight and clear options for operators who are exploring new concepts outside of the existing regulatory framework.”
OceanGate is now not working, however a spokesperson on Tuesday prolonged its condolences to the households of these killed in the implosion.
“We again offer our deepest condolences to the families of those who died on June 18, 2023, and to all those impacted by the tragedy,” the spokesperson mentioned. “After the tragedy occurred, the company permanently wound down operations and directed its resources fully towards cooperating with the Coast Guard’s inquiry through its completion.”
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