Coast Guard hearing highlights Titan safety failures, corporate greed
By Jack Aylmer (Reporter), Alex Delia (Producer), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)
A two-week Coast Guard hearing into the Titan submersible implosion is nearing conclusion in South Carolina. The hearing has highlighted concerns over safety negligence and corporate greed with OceanGate.
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Click to see story on theafrica.co.zaWitnesses at the hearing provided critical testimony, with several pointing to OceanGate’s decision to prioritize profits over safety.
A former operations technician expressed alarm over the company’s choice to sever its partnership with the University of Washington and reduce the thickness of the submersible’s hull, which raised significant safety concerns.
Additionally, it was revealed that OceanGate allegedly sought to bypass U.S. regulations by lobbying members of Congress.
Coast Guard officials also described the large-scale search-and-rescue operation that followed the implosion, mobilizing more than 70,000 pounds of equipment and experts. However, it was noted that OceanGate had no emergency backup plan in place.
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The tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of five individuals during a deep-sea expedition to the Titanic wreckage, has prompted the victims’ families to pursue legal action against OceanGate, the company responsible for the submersible. One family is seeking over $50 million in damages, alleging gross negligence on the part of the company.
Jack Aylmer
THE COAST GUARD’S TWO-WEEK HEARING ON THE IMPLOSION OF THE TITAN SUBMERSIBLE CONCLUDES THIS WEEK.. CAPPING OFF A SAGA INGRAINED WITH NARRATIVES OF CORPORATE GREED AND SAFETY NEGLIGENCE.
“THEY WERE JUST VERY HAPPY TO GO. THAT’S THE MEMORY I HAVE. NOBODY WAS REALLY NERVOUS. THEY WERE A LITTLE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO SEE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR CAMERA, THAT TYPE OF THING.”
WITNESSES TESTIFIED THAT OCEANGATE, THE COMPANY BEHIND THE TITAN, PRIORITIZED PROFITS OVER THE SAFETY OF ITS PAYING CLIENTS.
A FORMER OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN FOR OCEANGATE, EXPRESSED DEEP CONCERNS ABOUT THE COMPANY’S DECISION TO BREAK TIES WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND REDUCE THE THICKNESS OF THE SUBMERSIBLE’S HULL. OTHERS RECOUNTED HOW OCEANGATE CLAIMED THE COMPANY COULD BYPASS U.S. REGULATIONS BY LOBBYING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
“YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THE JOB. IT’S LIKE EVERY OTHER INDUSTRY. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN IT, YOU DON’T DO IT. THAT’S IT.”
“AND DID YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE WAY THAT THE TITAN WAS BEING BUILT AT THIS TIME?”
“NO CONFIDENCE WHATSOEVER. AND I WAS VERY VOCAL ABOUT THAT. AND STILL AM.”
COAST GUARD OFFICIALS DESCRIBED THE LARGE-SCALE OPERATION TO GATHER EXPERTS AND RESOURCES FOR THE SEARCH… MOBILIZING OVER 70-THOUSAND POUNDS OF GEAR TO THE SITE OF THE IMPLOSION. THEY WENT ON TO STATE OCEANGATE HAD NO EMERGENCY BACKUP PLAN.
“THE DEFINITION OF AN ACCIDENT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY AND BY SHEER CHANCE. THERE WAS NOTHING UNEXPECTED ABOUT THIS. THIS WAS EXPECTED BY EVERYBODY THAT HAD ACCESS TO A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION. AND I THINK THAT IF IT WASN’T AN ACCIDENT, IT THEN HAS TO BE SOME … SOME DEGREE OF CRIME.”
THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS ARE NOW PURSUING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST OCEANGATE, WITH ONE FAMILY SEEKING OVER 50 MILLION DOLLARS FOR WHAT THEY ALLEGE TO BE GROSS NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE COMPANY.
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