Earlier this month, the Coast Guard opened a public hearing that is part of a high-level investigation into the cause of the implosion. The public hearing began Sept. 16 and some of the testimony has focused on problems the Washington state company had prior to the fatal 2023 dive.

A former OceanGate scientific director said the Titan submersible suffered a malfunction six days before imploding in June 2023, killing all five people on board.Steven Ross, a<a class="excerpt-read-m

Appearing before a US Coast Guard panel, Steven Ross told the board about a platform issue the experimental submersible experienced in June 2023, just days before it imploded on its way to the Titanic site.

The scientific director of the Titan testified Thursday that the sub malfunctioned days before the failed mission that ended in an implosion, claiming the lives of the crew and prompting an international rescue effort.

The Titan submersible imploded and killed all five people on board - and the doomed vessel had malfunctioned days before the fatal dive