Steven Ross, scientific director of OceanGate, testified before a U.S. Coast Guard panel that the Titan submersible experienced a malfunction in June 2023, just days before its fatal implosion during a dive to the Titanic wreckage. Ross described the incident as causing passengers to 'tumble about' and took an hour to rescue them.
The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage testified Thursday that the sub had malfunctioned just prior to the fatal dive.Appearing before a U.S. Coast Guard panel, Steven Ross told the board about a platform issue the experimental submersible experienced in June 2023, just days before it imploded on its way to the Titanic site.
Earlier this month, the Coast Guard opened a public hearing that is part of a high-level investigation into the cause of the implosion. The public hearing began on Sept. 16 and some of the testimony has focused on problems the company had prior to the fatal 2023 dive.Investigators also released underwater footage of the submersible wreck. The footage shows the submersible's tail cone and other debris on the ocean floor.
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