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Titan submersible malfunctioned days before fatal Titanic dive, scientific director says

In this June 22, 2023, image obtained from the US Coast Guard and Pelagic Research Services, the tail cone of the Titan submersible rests at the bottom of the ocean. © US Coast Guard / Pelagic Research Services, AFP

The submersible that imploded in June 2023 on its way to visit the Titanic malfunctioned days before its final voyage, the scientific director of the company that owned the craft said during a US Coast Guard investigation. Other testimonies indicate a lack of safety checks before the unconventionally designed craft set sail.

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.

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