US Coast Guard released a Deming report on Oceangate, 2 years later deadly Titan Employer
The United States Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation has released its final report on the company responsible for the operation of Titan Submersible, which was trapped two years ago while trying to dive for the Titanic debris, killing all five people.
The report released on Tuesday stated that the board found that Oceangate did not follow the engineering protocol for safety, testing or vessel maintenance.
The 335-Page document also highlighted the problems of how the business is operated, its workplace culture and “manned submarines and novel design ships” need to improve regulatory inspections.
The report said, “For many years before the incident, Oceangate took advantage of the company’s favorable reputation to avoid intimidation strategy, allowances for scientific operations and regulatory investigation.”
The US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation, which examined the June 2023 implant of Titan Submersible, released its report on Tuesday, the board’s chair said that five people were ‘stopped’ on the board ‘.
“Strategically, by creating and exploiting regulatory confusion and oversite challenges, Oceangate was finally able to operate Titan completely established outside the deep-C protocol, which historically contributed to a strong security record for commercial submersibles.”
The event inspired an international discovery and rescue operation, when Titan lost contact with his support vessel The Polar Prince on 18 June 2023.
It eventually lost and reprimanded the rudder of the vessel, killing the crew, which included Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush, British billionaire Explorer Hamish Harding, father and son Shahzada and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood and famous Titanic researchers Paul-Henry Nargolat.
In a press release, Titan MBI’s chair, Jason Newbier, said, “It was worthy of sea casualties and defeat of five people.”
“The two -year investigation has identified several contributors factors, leading to this tragedy, providing valuable lessons learned to prevent future phenomena. Operators require strong oversight and clear options that are searching for new concepts outside the existing regulatory framework.”
‘Severely flawed’
The “primary reason factor” for the tragedy was a company failing to address engineering issues, reads the MBI report, and lacks understanding how the vessel’s hull will react to “naturally dangerous environment”.
The company continued to use Titan after several incidents, which compromised the integrity of the plow.
The contribution factors contributing to the report are also listed, such as Oceangate’s “seriously flawed” security culture and operational practices.
The report said, “The core of these failures had inequalities between their written security protocols and their real practices.”
“Oceangate’s Chief Executive Officer provided a false sense of safety to passengers and regulators to incorrectly introduce Titan as indestructible due to unconfirmed security margin and alleged conformity with advanced engineering principles.”
The US Coast Guard stated that there were a “missed opportunities” on the government’s share to intervene before the tragedy, with the Oceangate Whistle-Blower as well as a shortage between the US Coast Guard on the Protection of Professional Safety and Health Administration and Employee Act Protocol.
“As a result of initial intervention, Oceangate pursued regulatory compliance or left his plans for Titanic expeditions,” it said.
Finally, the report made 17 recommendations, including the establishment of an industry work group, which establishes an industry work group to review and update the framework to help achieve the same safety standards as surface vessels.
The report also states that the US Coast Guard should emphasize for extended federal requirements, so there will be a “proper regulatory monitoring” for the types of submarine that completes oceanographic research operations.
Another recommendation calls for necessary communication on all submarines and submersibles that conduct commercial or scientific operations, and there is a new requirement for submersible owners to notify local American Coast Guard officers, including a dive scheme and an emergency response plan.
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