Titan Submersible Was Damaged In Previous Dives Before Fatal Implosion, NTSB Finds

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Updated on: October 16, 2025 / 7:20 AM EDT

Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday.

The NTSB made the statement in its final report on the hull failure and implosion of the Titan submersible in June 2023. Everyone on board the submersible died instantly in the North Atlantic when Titan suffered a catastrophic implosion as it descended to the wreck.

The report also notes that the submersible sustained damage during previous dives that "further deteriorated and weakened the pressure vessel."

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