Eyebrow-raising revelations come to light as hearings into Titan sub’s loss wrap up The tragic tale of OceanGate’s Titan submersible took on a few added twists today as the U.S. Coast Guard concluded… Read More
Coast Guard hearing looks at the gaps in regulations that preceded Titan sub’s loss The U.S. Coast Guard took a deep dive into the regulations governing submersibles today at a public hearing looking into… Read More
NTSB spots flaws in hull of Oceangate’s Titan submersible and focuses on a bang A pair of reports by the National Transportation Safety Board found evidence of imperfections in the carbon-fiber hull that was… Read More
Submarine builder recounts how a trip in OceanGate’s Titan sub unnerved him Karl Stanley has done more than 2,000 dives in submersibles that he’s built himself, so he was intrigued when OceanGate… Read More
OceanGate’s former top engineer says cost concerns shortchanged Titan sub’s safety In the run-up to last year’s implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible, cost concerns played a role in decisions that may… Read More
OceanGate client recalls how Titan sub got tangled up in Titanic wreckage during dive OceanGate’s Titan submersible briefly became tangled up in the wreck of the Titanic during a 2022 dive, a mission specialist… Read More
Titanic traveler delivers a tearful plea for citizen science at OceanGate sub hearing Amateur adventurer Renata Rojas took a trip to the Titanic in OceanGate’s Titan submersible in 2022, and she was aboard… Read More
OceanGate whistleblower traces the roots of his concerns about Titan sub to a crash Whistleblower David Lochridge said today that his concerns about OceanGate and its approach to undersea exploration began long before the… Read More
‘All good here’: Hearing on OceanGate sub tragedy reveals the crew’s final messages The last words transmitted by the crew on OceanGate’s Titan submersible before they perished in last year’s catastrophic implosion in… Read More
Coast Guard hearings open a new chapter in investigation of OceanGate sub tragedy The U.S. Coast Guard is beginning two weeks of public hearings into last year’s loss of OceanGate’s Titan submersible and… Read More
Coast Guard brings up additional debris and remains from OceanGate sub wreck The U.S. Coast Guard says it has recovered and transferred the remaining evidence and debris from OceanGate’s Titan submersible to… Read More
Coast Guard takes charge of the Titan sub investigation and debris recovery effort The U.S. Coast Guard says it plans to recover debris from OceanGate’s Titan submersible, which was lost along with its… Read More
Coast Guard says Seattle will be homeport for America’s next-generation icebreakers When the Coast Guard starts rolling out a new generation of heavy icebreakers on the Gulf Coast, the ships will… Read More
Aging icebreaker Polar Star returns to Seattle after challenging Antarctic voyage The U.S. Coast Guard’s only active heavy-duty icebreaker, the 42-year-old Polar Star, returned to its homeport in Seattle today to… Read More
Senators join forces in campaign to close America’s Arctic icebreaker gap Two U.S. senators from opposite sides of the aisle – Washington Democrat Maria Cantwell and Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski – teamed up… Read More