The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) hearing into the Titan submersible tragedy will start on September 16, 2024, at the Charleston County Council Building. The two-week hearing aims to uncover the facts of the incident and develop recommendations to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
The investigation has taken longer than expected due to delays caused by two salvage missions in the remote North Atlantic and extensive forensic testing. The Titan, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, experienced a catastrophic implosion on June 18, 2023, during a dive to the Titanic wreck site, resulting in the deaths of all five people aboard, including OceanGate’s founder and CEO. The submersible’s wreckage was found on the seafloor near the Titanic about 96 hours after its descent.
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The witness list for the hearing includes former OceanGate employees, mission specialists, contractors, and experts from organizations such as the University of Washington Applied Physics Lab, Triton Submarines, and the American Bureau of Shipping. Engineers and specialists from NASA, Boeing Co., and the National Transportation Safety Board will also provide testimony. In addition to the Coast Guard’s investigation, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are conducting their own safety investigations into the incident.
