Titan submersible disaster was 'preventable,' Coast Guard says

(NewsNation) — The Titan submersible catastrophe that killed 5 connected the mode to the Titanic was “preventable," the U.S. Coast Guard said successful a study Tuesday.

The Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigation report includes cardinal findings, including 17 information recommendations aimed astatine "strengthening oversight of submersible operations, improving coordination among national agencies and closing gaps successful planetary maritime policy."

“This marine casualty and the nonaccomplishment of 5 lives was preventable,” said investigative committee seat Jason Neubauer. “The two-year probe has identified aggregate contributing factors that led to this tragedy, providing valuable lessons learned to forestall a aboriginal occurrence. "

Owned by OceanGate, the Titan mislaid interaction with its enactment vas 1 hr and 45 minutes into the dive astatine 12,000 feet beneath the aboveground of the Atlantic Ocean. Officials searched for the submersible for 4 days, until evidence of an implosion was recovered connected the water floor.

OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush was among the 5 who died. Other victims included Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood and his son, Suleman Dawood.

After the implosion, Washington state-based OceanGate suspended its operations.