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US Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush
A report on the death of five people in the Titan submersible blames design, maintenance, and inspection flaws for its failure. “It all came back to Mr. Rush,” the head of the investigation told WIRED.
Tony Nissen, OceanGate’s original director of engineering, questions the report’s blanket criticism of the carbon fiber hull and its acoustic monitoring system. “We commend the US Coast Guard for its thorough work in confirming what industry experts have long known about the Titan tragedy—it was preventable,” says Will Kohnen, executive director of the non-profit World Submarine Organization. “The challenge now is to move forward, building a better national and international regulatory framework for submersible operations, so that safety and responsible governance are the standard across this unique and complex industry.”
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