The coast guard investigation concluded that “Failure to comply with engineering protocols established in terms of security, tests and maintenance of his submersible was the first cause (of the accident)“, According to the report. The Titan, a small submersible from the American company Oceangate Expeditions, had plunged on June 18, 2023 to observe the wreck of the Titanic and was to resurface seven hours later, but the contact had been lost less than two hours after its departure.
A vast very publicized rescue operation had been initiated, but the submersible had been destroyed shortly after his dive by a “catastrophic implosion“Killing the five passengers instantly, including 77-year-old French scientist Pierre-Henri Nargeolet, nicknamed”M. Titanic“, And the boss of Oceangate, Stockton Rush.
Controversies over negligence had arisen very quickly after the accident, especially on the porthole which could not have technically resistant to such depths.
The company “was finally able to operate the Titan in total margin of the protocols established for deep water dives“, they add, also denouncing one”toxic working environment“, Who “dissuaded employees and subcontractors to express their concerns in terms of security“.