A report on the death of five people in the Titan submersible blames design, maintenance, and inspection flaws for its failure. “It all came back to Mr. Rush,” the head of the investigation told WIRED.

Investigators stated, "OceanGate failed to dedicate the requisite time and resources to these crucial processes, which likely contributed to undetected vulnerabilities in the submersible’s hull."

The deep-sea catastrophe was the result of repeated failures by the company and its late CEO to follow safety, testing and maintenance protocols, the Coast Guard said.