A former OceanGate scientific director said the Titan submersible suffered a malfunction six days before imploding in June 2023, killing all five people on board.

The scientific director for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage testified Thursday

The Titan submersible experienced a malfunction days before its dive an OceanGate scientific director testifies.

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.

The company's former operations director, David Lochridge, testified that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration received his complaint, but did not pursue concerns about the submersible's safety.

Video revealed at a Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing this week showed the tail cone of the OceanGate Titan submersible on the ocean floor in 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of

New testimony from a former OceanGate employee revealed the Titan has malfunctioned just days before its final dive.

As more details about the OceanGate Titan submersible incident surface, the ill-fated watercraft’s wreck is shown in a new video. The nearly two-minute video shows the wreck of the imploded OceanGate Titan submersible,