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Missing Titanic submarine: Vessel plagued by concerns about possibly ‘catastrophic’ technical issues before it disappeared

By Brady Knox
Published June 21, 2023 4:24pm ET
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Missing Titanic submarine: Vessel plagued by concerns about possibly ‘catastrophic’ technical issues before it disappeared
This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday, June 20, 2023, for the submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. | (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)

The tourist submarine that went missing while surveying the wreck of the Titanic was the subject of concerns from experts and observers over its design and lack of certification by any kind of marine regulatory body.

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