Steven Ross

Titan submersible suffered malfunction six days before fatal implosion

The submersible that imploded while descending to the Titanic wreckage last year, instantly killing all five on board, had malfunctioned just six days before its final dive, according to testimony from a former OceanGate scientific director on Thursday. Steven Ross, a marine scientist and crew member on the Titan’s 87th dive in 2023, reported that a malfunction during that dive…