Rush “crashed into the rear bulkhead, the rest of the passengers tumbled about, I ended up standing on the rear bulkhead,” ex-OceanGate scientific director said.

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.

In June 2023, an expedition to visit the shipwreck went wrong when the Titan submersible imploded with five people on board, including the OceanGate CEO The previous year, Renata Rojas described to the BBC her fascination with the Titanic,

Coast Guard resumes proceedings after first photo of wreckage revealed - Coast Guard has released more footage of the Titan submersible wreckage including remnants of its hull scattered on the sea bed,