NTSB: Faulty Engineering and Lax Safety Led to OceanGate Titan Implosion That Killed Five
The catastrophic implosion of the OceanGate Titan submersible, which killed five people during a 2023 dive to the wreck of the Titanic , was caused by faulty engineering and inadequate safety testing, according to a…
The catastrophic Implosion of the OceangateTitan submersible, which killed five people during a 2023 dive to the wreck of the Titanic, was caused by Faulty engineering and inadequate safety testing, according to a final report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
According to The Associated Press, the NTSB found that design flaws in the Titan’s carbon fiber composite hull “resulted in the construction of a carbon fiber composite pressure vessel that contained multiple anomalies and failed to meet necessary strength and durability requirements.” Investigators concluded that Oceangate failed to properly test the vessel and was unaware of its true structural limits.
All five people aboard the Titan — including OceanGate