Titan Sub Only Reached Titanic Depth on 13 of 90 Dives, Waiver Says – Insider

The Titan sub reached the depth of the Titanic wreck on 13 of 90 dives, per the passenger waiver. This meant OceanGate’s success rate might have been as low as 14% on its deep-sea expeditions.  The Titan failed a test dive in 2021, and other trips were scrapped in the three years prior.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. OceanGate’s Titan submersible only reached the depth of the Titanic wreck on 13 out of about 90 dives, according to the company’s passenger waiver.The sub successfully completed “as few as 13” dives of 3,800 meters to the depth of the Titanic, per a waiver signed by a would-be passenger that was reviewed by Insider.It meant the company, which called the Titan “experimental” three times in the four-page liability waiver, may have only had a success rate of about 14% for its dives to Titanic depths.OceanGate stated that it had completed more than 14 expeditions and 200 dives in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico using two submersibles, an archive of its website says, while it had its first successful dive to the Titanic in 2021
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