OceanGate's former operations director, David Lochridge, is testifying at a hearing of the Coast Guard's Titan Submersible Marine Board of Investigation

David Lochridge, the former operations director for OceanGate, testified to US Coast Guard investigators that he had warned of a potential safety probe, but was ignored.

OceanGate’s former scientific director, Steven Ross, testified that passengers were “tumbling about” during the malfunction, with one left “hanging upside down” after the sub collided with bulkheads. He added that he was unsure if the Titan’s hull was inspected for damage afterward.

The scientific director of OceanGate testified Thursday that the private company's sub Titan malfunctioned days before the failed mission in 2023 that ended in an implosion, claiming the lives of five crew and passengers on a trip to the sunken Titanic.