World Sep 25 Titan sub’s carbon fiber hull showed flaws dating to manufacturing process, NTSB engineer says By Patrick Whittle, David Sharp, Associated Press
Nation Sep 23 OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible implosion renews interest in deep sea exploration Businessman Guillermo Sohnlein, who helped found OceanGate with Stockton Rush, told a Coast Guard panel on Monday that "this can't be the end of deep ocean exploration."… By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Nation Sep 20 Due to apparent malfunction, passenger on a previous Titan sub dive says his mission was aborted The Titan submersible imploded last year while on another trip to the Titanic wreckage site. A Coast Guard investigatory panel has listened to four days of testimony. By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Nation Sep 16 Doomed Titan submersible sent ‘all good here’ among final texts, hearing reveals The Titan imploded on June 18, 2023, killing all five on board and setting off a worldwide debate about the future of private undersea exploration. OceanGate’s former engineering director was the first witness to testify at what is expected to… By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Nation Jul 06 Oceangate owner suspends operations The implosion killed all five people on board, including Stockton Rush, the submersible's pilot and the chief executive officer of the company. By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Jun 28 ‘Presumed human remains’ found in wreckage of Titanic tourist sub, U.S. Coast Guard says By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard says it has likely recovered human remains from the wreckage of the Titan submersible. Continue reading
Jun 28 Debris from destroyed Titan submersible returns to land By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press The return of the debris to port in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, is a key piece of the investigation into why the submersible imploded, killing all five on board. Continue reading
Jun 23 Experts say the Titan sub’s unconventional design may have destined it for disaster By Mark Pratt, Associated Press The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel exploring the Titanic wreckage was destined for its own disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator’s refusal to submit to safety checks that are standard… Continue reading
Jun 22 Coast Guard: Submersible likely imploded near Titanic, leaving no survivors By Associated Press “The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,” Rear Adm. John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District, said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 22 5 people on the missing Titanic expedition submersible believed to be dead, company says By Associated Press OceanGate Expeditions on Thursday said its pilot and chief executive Stockton Rush, along with passengers Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet “have sadly been lost.”… Continue reading