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The US National Transportation Safety Board's investigation into the Titan submersible's 2023 implosion reveals engineering flaws and safety issues, with the redacted expert identified as filmmaker and ocean enthusiast James Cameron, who has publicly criticized the investigation and shared his insights on deep-sea exploration.
The US Coast Guard's investigation into the 2023 Titan submersible disaster blames OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush for technical and managerial failures, including misrepresenting the sub's safety and discrepancies between safety protocols and actual practices, which contributed to the implosion that killed five people.
A Coast Guard investigation revealed that the 2023 Titan submersible disaster that killed five people was entirely preventable due to multiple safety failures, poor oversight, and a toxic workplace environment at OceanGate, which bypassed safety protocols and ignored critical testing, ultimately leading to the catastrophic implosion.
The trial has begun for tour operators accused of safety failures leading up to the deadly White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand in December 2019, which claimed the lives of 22 people. The eruption was not unforeseeable, according to workplace regulators, and six parties face fines if found guilty. Thirteen parties were initially charged with exposing people to risk of harm, and some have already pleaded guilty. The trial is expected to last four months.