OceanGate cut corners for years before the catastrophic implosion, former employees say at Coast Guard hearing.

Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean. This week, a Coast Guard panel that's investigating the Titan disaster listened to four days of testimony that has raised serious questions about whether warning signs were ignored.

The lead engineer on the doomed Titan submersible said Monday that he “100%” felt pressure to get it in the water.

The United States Coast Guard wrapped up the first day of hearings Monday into the deadly Titan submersible implosion from June 2023.

Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean. This week, a Coast Guard panel that’s investigating the Titan disaster

OceanGate's former scientific director testified that an issue with the vessel's variable ballast tank caused it to invert during a dive

The doomed underwater voyage Titan imploded close to the Titanic wreckage in 2023. It was helmed by Richard Stockton Rush, the co-founder and CEO of OceanGate, who lost his life along with four other passengers in the submersible.