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Irish Daily Mirror
05-08-2025
- General
- Irish Daily Mirror
Major report slams Titanic sub disaster owners over submersible implosion
A report by the US Coast guard has slammed the owners of the OceanGate over the Titan submersible implosion. The report found OceanGate failed to follow established engineering protocols that put people on board at serious risk. The US Coast Guard said OceanGate "leveraged intimidation tactics" in order to avoid regulatory scrutiny. All five people on board died instantly after the submersible was subjected to intense water pressure. 14:41 Anders Anglesey The Marine Board of Investigation report said the US Coastguard was not to blame for the implosion. It said there were "no acts of misconduct, incompetence, negligence, unskillfulness, or violations of law" by the coastguard. 14:31 Anders Anglesey The report said had CEO Rush survived, investigators would have called for the Department of Justice to consider pursuing a criminal investigation into him. 14:25 Anders Anglesey A former OceanGate staff member told investigators the company was "economically" very stressed. They said: "The company was economically very stressed and as a result, [they] were making decisions that compromised safety" 14:15 Anders Anglesey The US Coastguard report slammed nearly every aspect of OceanGate and how it was run. It said the primary factor was the failure of the company to follow "established engineering protocols." The sub had been known to be unreliable under pressure and its layers were known to come apart. (Image: OceanGate Expeditions/AFP via Ge) 14:11 Anders Anglesey The Titan sub began its dive to reach the Titanic on June 18, 2023. 90 minutes into the decent to reach the wreckage (at 12,467ft), the sub experienced a catasrophic failure. It was 500 metres away from reaching the Titanic. Everyone was killed instantly. The sub was later found completely crushed. 14:00 Anders Anglesey Five people died on board the Titan sub during its dive to reach the wreckage of the Titanic. Those who died were: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61 British adventurer Hamish Hardin, 58, British businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48 His son Suleman Dawood, 19 Ex-French Navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet 13:57 Anders Anglesey The US Coastguard report said CEO Stockton Rusk ignored inspections amid a culture of a lack of oversight. The report said: "The lack of both third-party oversight and experienced OceanGate employees on staff during their 2023 Titan operations allowed OceanGate's Chief Executive Officer to completely ignore vital inspections, data analyses, and preventative maintenance procedures, culminating in a catastrophic event." CEO of OceanGate Stockton Rush was onboard the Titan when it imploded (Image: BBC ) 13:55 Anders Anglesey OceanGate had a "toxic environment" where staff were fired in order to dissuade them from sharing safety concerns. 13:51 Anders Anglesey The US Coastguard report identified several causes for the implosion. OceanGate's "critically flawed" safety practices The Titan being misrepresented as indestructible Senior leadership for allowing a culture of customer expectations being prioritised over other responsibilities A lack of oversight 13:49 KEY EVENT The "negligence" of OceanGate CEO and the pilot of the Titan submersible Stockton Rush contributed to deaths on board, the report said. An investigation found "evidence of a potentially criminal offence" and Rush "may have been subject to criminal liability." Stockton Rusk was one of the five people on board who died (Image: AP) 13:39 KEY EVENT A report into the Titan implosion has found company OceanGate had "critically flawed" safety practices.
Daily Mirror
05-08-2025
- Daily Mirror
Titanic sub disaster UPDATES: Coastguard report slams OceanGate over implosion
A report by the US Coast guard has slammed the owners of the OceanGat e over the Titan submersible implosion. The report found OceanGate failed to follow established engineering protocols that put people on board at serious risk. The US Coast Guard said OceanGate "leveraged intimidation tactics" in order to avoid regulatory scrutiny. All five people on board died instantly after the submersible was subjected to intense water pressure.
Daily Mirror
05-08-2025
- Daily Mirror
Titanic sub disaster UPDATES: US Coastguard report slams OceanGate over implosion
A report by the US Coast guard has slammed the owners of the OceanGat e over the Titan submersible implosion. The report found OceanGate failed to follow established engineering protocols that put people on board at serious risk. The US Coast Guard said OceanGate "leveraged intimidation tactics" in order to avoid regulatory scrutiny. All five people on board died instantly after the submersible was subjected to intense water pressure.
Daily Mail
29-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Two children dead in Miami boat horror after barge collision hurled five kids overboard
Two children have died and a third is unresponsive after a sailboat hit a barge and capsized in Florida throwing five kids overboard. The frightening incident took place on Monday just before noon as rescuers pulled victims from Biscayne Bay after the sailboat started sinking into the water. The US Coastguard confirmed that two children had died in the collision after being taken to Ryder Trauma Center, a third child who was also taken to hospital is not responsive while a fourth was in stable condition after being transported to the hospital for abrasions. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that the vessel had been carrying six people, an adult female and five juveniles. An update said: 'All six individuals were recovered from the water and transported to a local hospital for treatment. 'Tragically, two of the victims have succumbed to their injuries. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families affected by this heartbreaking loss. Our thoughts remain with them during this profoundly difficult time.' Paramedics were seen performing chest compressions on at least one victim while several divers were spotted in the water off Hibiscus Island in Miami Beach. In an update to X around 12.30pm, the Miami Beach Police Department said all victims had been found and accounted for - but the majority of the children were injured. The children are between the ages of eight and 12, according to authorities. The sailboat was part of the Miami Youth Sailing Foundation, according to the Miami Yacht Club. In a statement, they said: 'At this time, details are still emerging, and we are actively gathering all available facts. 'Our priority is the safety and well-being of everyone involved, and we are working closely with the appropriate authorities and organizations to understand the situation fully. 'This is a developing situation, and we ask for understanding and patience as we verify information. 'Additional statements will be provided as soon as more confirmed details become available.'
Telegraph
09-06-2025
- General
- Telegraph
Plane carrying six crashes off San Diego coast
Six people are feared dead after a light aircraft plummeted into the Pacific Ocean three miles south-west of San Diego, California. The twin-engined Cessna 414 crashed on Sunday at lunchtime. It was the second accident involving a private plane in the area within a matter of weeks. According to the US coastguard, which sent a helicopter, two rescue boats and a light aircraft to the scene, there was no sign of survivors. The seven-seat Cessna took off from San Diego for Phoenix, Arizona and crashed less than 30 minutes later. Local reports said the pilot told air traffic controllers that the plane was struggling to maintain its altitude before plunging into the ocean. Plane crashed into water at 'high speed' 'A debris field has been located, but I do not currently have the size of it,' coastguard Petty Officer Ryan Graves told NBC 7. 'I saw him come down at an angle. He wasn't flying straight to the ground,' Tyson Wislofsky, a witness, told the station. 'The next time he came out of the clouds, he went straight into the water. But after I saw this splash, about six seconds later, it was dead silent. I knew that they went in the water, nose first, at a high speed.' The first Cessna 414 entered service in 1968, and an updated version was introduced in 1978. 'This is a twin-engine turbo, a piston airplane, that can fly on one of the two engines. So you could lose an engine,' Jim Kidrick, chief executive of the San Diego Air and Space museum, told ABC7. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are examining the cause of the accident. The worst crash involving a Cessna 414 took place in July 1982 when 12 people, including American Christian singer Keith Green, died shortly after taking off from a small airport in Texas. Investigations blamed the accident on the plane being overloaded.
