Coast Guard says Titan submersible deaths were preventable and faults company's CEO

A still photo from a video recording shows the OceanGate Titan submersible on the ocean floor following an implosion in 2023. Five people died in the accident.

Two years after passengers hoping for a glimpse of the Titanic wreckage died in the Titan submersible implosion, the Coast Guard issued a scathing report, saying the tragedy shouldn't have happened.

(Image credit: Image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard)