The company behind the fatal Titan submersible voyage had 'critically flawed' safety practices and a toxic workplace culture, a new report into the disaster has claimed as the family of two victims called for 'meaningful reform' to industry standards.
Jason Neubauer, chair of the Coast Guard Marine Board, said in light of a report released Tuesday after two years of investigation that the 'marine casualty and the loss of five lives was preventable'.
The board found that the 'primary contributing factors' in the Titan's implosion were 'inadequate design, certification, maintenance and inspection process'.
OceanGate's Titan submersible imploded during a June 2023 dive to the Titanic, killing five people, including CEO Stockton Rush. More than two years on, a report spanning 335-pages concluded that the company 'failed to properly investigate and address' known issues, and pointed to worrying trends behind the scenes.
The board found that OceanGate failed to properly investigate and address 'known hull anomalies' identified in 2022. It said the Titan's real time monitoring system produced data that 'should have been...acted on' a year before the tragedy.
