The deep-sea catastrophe was the result of repeated failures by the company and its late CEO to follow safety, testing and maintenance protocols, the Coast Guard said.

A new U.S. Coast Guard report revealed that OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush “completely ignored” warning signs leading up to the doomed submersible’s implosion.

The board found that the 'primary contributing factors' in the Titan's implosion were 'inadequate design, certification, maintenance and inspection process'.