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The report says that the data of acoustic sensors and voltage meters on board indicated that the helmet had suffered a delamination after an immersion to Titanic in 2022, causing a strong explosion. It was said that Rush had fired that noise, and the report found that there was no one in the company in 2023 that could properly interpret the sensor data. The company’s director of engineering set aside two months before implosion.
“The power was consolidated in Mr. Rush,” says Neubauer. “There was no established standard for strong noise or how many noises would make you get out of service. I think it was intentional. They didn’t want to get it out of the end.”
The report contains numerous recommendations that would increase the federal supervision of submersibles operated by US companies. It would also require that they are certified with third -party organizations, such as the Lloyd registration or the American shipping office, even if they operated in international waters such as the Titan. That would virtually rule out the construction of a carbon fiber helmet, since none of these organizations has classified an submersible of crew carbon fiber to date. “It does not seem to be the correct material due to the way in which cumulative damage is needed over time,” says Neubauer.
Tony Nissen, Original Engineering Director of Oceangate, questions the general criticisms of the carbon fiber helmet and its acoustic monitoring system. He points out that problems were identified with the first Titan helmet, in part, using acoustic sensors, which leads to be discarded and replaced. “The design was not inappropriate. For anyone that the design was inappropriate, they would have to address the analysis of the original manufacturer and the success of the first helmet,” he says. “Real -time monitoring worked as designed and planned, but for the second helmet they ignored it.”
“We praise the United States Coast Guard for its exhaustive work by confirming what industry experts have long known about Titan’s tragedy, it was preventable,” says Will Kohnen, executive director of the non -profit world submarine organization. “The challenge now is to advance, build a better national and international regulatory framework for submersible operations, so that responsible safety and governance are the standard in this unique and complex industry.”
The Coast Guard’s report also touches the problems with the search and rescue response after the Titan disappeared. Neubauer says that some of the organizations listed as Emergency contacts of Oceangate were not aware of the Titan’s diving plans, and that the company should have had a robotic vehicle remotely operated (ROV) capable of immersing itself to the same depth as the submersible.
Although the world was in Tronterhooks during the search and rescue effort of four days for the Titan, Neubauer is skeptical that he has ever succeeded.
“Although we finally found the submersible within the 96 -hour window that was announced, I do not think we could have recovered the subs or people if they had survived, and was entangled at the bottom,” he says. The ROV that located the rubble had only a minimum capacity to move or release the titan, especially since there would have been less than an hour of remaining oxygen.
The Coast Guard’s report indicates that if Rush had survived, he would have been subject to criminal prosecution for negligence. Does not identify anyone else subject to research. However, Wired reported last year that the Southern District of New York was conducting a criminal investigation into Oceanga, possibly related to its financing. The Department of Justice has not confirmed that investigation, and its current state is uncertain.
Nargeolet’s relatives are demanding Oceangate, Rush’s Estate and others involved in the manufacture of the Titan in the state of Washington. Rush’s survivors, Nargeolet and passengers who pay have not responded to comments requests.
Oceangate provided the following statement: “Again we offer our deepest condolences to the families of those who died on June 18, 2023, and all those affected by the tragedy. After the tragedy occurred, the company permanently finished operations and directed its resources completely towards cooperation with the coastal guard’s investigation through its completion.”
