Submersible Titan malfunctioned prior to deadly dive, OceanGate science officer says

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The scientific director of OceanGate testified Thursday that the private company's sub Titan malfunctioned days before the failed mission in 2023 that ended in an implosion, claiming the lives of five crew and passengers on a trip to the sunken Titanic.

OceanGate scientific director Steven Ross told a U.S. Coast Guard panel investigating the deadly incident that the Titan submersible capsule had a platform malfunction only days before it descended into the North Atlantic on what turned out to be its final mission.

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