Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Released
ECE/MIE Professor Hanumant Singh discusses the report issued by the U.S. Coast Guard about the implosion of OceanGate’s submersible “Titan” in 2023.
This article originally appeared on Northeastern Global News. It was published by Tanner Stening. Main photo: Hanumant Singh, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University, has overseen the design of autonomous underwater vehicles. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University.
‘This is what we expected.’ Engineer responds to final report on Titan submersible implosion
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a sweeping report detailing the failures that led to the catastrophic implosion of OceanGate’s submersible “Titan” in 2023. The findings ranged from the company’s “toxic” workplace and safety cultures, where critics were silenced, to the faulty design practices tied to the flawed carbon fiber hull.
The report, released on Tuesday, identifies numerous “primary causal factors” behind the disaster, including the choice of design materials, failure to investigate mishaps from previous dives, and the lack of preventative maintenance when Titan was not in use. It also cites an organizational culture that prioritized customer expectations and operational demands over safety.
The bottom line, officials wrote, was that the disaster that resulted in five deaths, including OceanGate’s CEO Stockton Rush, was preventable.
Hanumant Singh, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University, who has overseen the design of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), talked to Northeastern Global News about the final report and its findings.
Read full story at Northeastern Global News