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Damage to Submersible’s Hull Led to Its Implosion Near Titanic Wreck, NTSB Says

OceanGate’s engineering process also contributed to the Titan’s demise, according to a report. Five people died in the 2023 tragedy.
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Damage to Submersible’s Hull Led to Its Implosion Near Titanic Wreck, NTSB Says
Undated handout image of Submersible Titan. On June 18, 2023, the submersible vanished on expedition to the Titanic wreckage. It suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing all onboard. OceanGate/Zuma Press Wire/TNS
Jill McLaughlin
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Damage to the Titan submersible’s hull caused the craft to implode while visiting the wreckage of the Titanic in 2023, killing all five people aboard, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced in an official report published Oct. 15.

The experimental craft built in 2021 by the private company OceanGate was on an expedition to explore the wreckage in the North Atlantic Ocean on June 18, 2023, when its pressure hull failed.

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