A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate’s submersible in 2018. Then he was fired.

“visible flaws” in the carbon fiber supplied to OceanGate raised the risk of small flaws expanding into larger tears during “pressure cycling.”

recommendation was that non-destructive testing of the Titan’s hull was necessary

OceanGate would instead rely on its much touted acoustic monitoring system.

might only provide “milliseconds” of warning before a catastrophic implosion.

So not only is it almost certain the hull ruptured,
it was completely preventable, if the company had given a shit.

May the people that got suckered into boarding this deathtrap rest at peace.