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and hasn’t yet been reviewed, the tour operator has claimed. Most chartered vessels, whether oil tankers or commercial ships, are"classed" by independent groups that set safety standards. But the Titan is not classed, a 2019 blog post from the company said, adding that classing innovative designs often requires a multiyear approval process, which gets in the way of rapid innovation.
A Florida couple alleged in a lawsuit earlier this year that they were unable to get a refund after their planned Titanic expedition in 2018 with OceanGate was repeatedly postponed,Some expeditions were delayed after OceanGate was forced to rebuild the Titan’s hull because it showed “cyclic fatigue” and wouldn’t be able to travel deep enough to reach the Titanic’s wreckage,In another high-profile cancellation, OceanGate took CBS News’ David Pogue for a dive on its submersible last year, but...
. In a later dive, the vessel lost contact with its ship and was unable to find the wreckage. “We were lost for 2-and-a-half-hours,” a passenger told CBS.A November court filing from an adviser to the company said in one dive, the sub encountered a battery issue and had to be “manually attached to its lifting platform,” which led to"sustained modest damage to its external components.
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