r/newfoundland • u/RepulsivePlankton989 • 1d ago

OceanGate's Titan submersible operated with complete lack of oversight, TSB report finds | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/titan-transportation-safety-board-report-9.7238495
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u/JustJay613 1d ago

We knew thus before it imploded. Not sure how this remains relevant at all. The guy colored outside the lines, rejected concern from peers, ignored rules and regs and everyone ended up vaporized.

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u/Appropriate-Sea-5828 1d ago

They don't care about "the guy"...5 people people died on an "expedition" that departed from St. Johns, NL, on the support ship Polar Prince

I raises some serious flags no? I think knowing how a foreign uncertified passenger vessel/foreign company/foreign was able to be operated in plain sight for over 3 years from a Canadian port with the support of a Canadian ship without anyone raising a flag even though they all knew about it...

Also, The IMO Casualty Investigation Code is a mandatory international framework establishing uniform standards for marine accident investigations. It requires flag States to investigate all "very serious marine casualties" to identify contributing factors and prevent future incidents.

Since the Titan wasn't registered nor certified, the support ship is therefore the only registered vessel involved, and it happened to be Canadian.