Wreckage of the Titan’s innovative carbon fiber hull was found separated into three distinct layers, US National Transportation Safety Board engineer Donald Kramer has told a Coast Guard hearing into the fatal implosion of the OceanGate submersible in 2023. Although Kramer would not offer an opinion on what caused the hull to delaminate into separate … Read more
After they left, the Titan was rebuilt with a new hull that was never tested to industry norms nor certified by an independent third-party agency. Patrick Lahey, CEO of submersible maker Triton Submarines, said that certifying a novel hull was not only possible but essential for safety. “We were developing and certifying the deepest diving … Read more
The US Coast Guard’s Titan submersible hearing kicked off with a startling revelation. “I told him I’m not getting in it,” former OceanGate engineering director Tony Nissen said to a panel of Coast Guard investigators, referring to a 2018 conversation in which CEO Stockton Rush allegedly asked Nissen to act as a pilot in an … Read more
On Monday, September 16, the US Coast Guard is convening a Marine Board of Investigation hearing into the loss of OceanGate’s Titan submersible in June 2023 and the deaths of the five people on board, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. It intends to use the two-week livestreamed hearing in Charleston, South Carolina, to help it … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (NewsNation) — Retired Gen. Wesley Clark speculates that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting in North Korea involves acquiring additional missiles. “I’m sure the meeting is about how can Putin get more and what’s it gonna cost,” Clark said Monday on “The Hill.” “He’s (Putin) got plenty of support to give to Kim … Read more
(NewsNation) — The sight of Russian warships conducting drills just 100 miles off the Florida coast is provocative but not a direct threat, according to a former U.S. general, even as tensions escalate between Washington and Moscow over the Ukraine war. Retired Lt. Gen. Richard Newton said Wednesday on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” that the … Read more
The Ocean Sciences Building at the University of Washington in Seattle is a brightly modern, four-story structure, with large glass windows reflecting the bay across the street. On the afternoon of July 7, 2016, it was being slowly locked down. Red lights began flashing at the entrances as students and faculty filed out under overcast … Read more
