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  • Remains of the Titan submersible on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.Leadership

    OceanGate founder hopes tragedy inspires more deep-sea exploration

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • This June 2023 United States Coast Guard still frame from video provided by Pelagic Research Services, shows remains of the Titan submersible, center, on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard Video courtesy Pelagic Research Services via AP)Tech

    Titan’s scientific director says the sub malfunctioned days before it imploded and hung one passenger upside down

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • The remains of the Titan submersible on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.Tech

    OceanGate employee who warned of Titan safety issues testifies disaster was preventable

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • (Pelagic Research Services via AP)Tech

    OceanGate former lead engineer who refused to pilot Titan testifies to pressure to get sub into the water

    By Patrick Whittle, Lisa J. Adams Wagner, and others
  • The OceanGate logo is seen on a vesselFinance

    One of the final messages from the doomed Titan submersible was ‘all good here’

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Titan submersible underwaterLifestyle

    The investigation into the Titan submersible disaster is about to go public

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • People look at a large-scale 360 degree panorama presentation of the Titanic shipwreck by artist Yadegar AsisiFinance

    Titanic salvage crew discovers a statue feared to be lost for good in first expedition since 2010

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Paul-Henri NargeoletEnvironment

    French explorer’s family sues for $50 million over implosion death

    By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, and others
  • Sen. Susan Collins stands in front of US flagsRetail

    The U.S. imports millions of American flags, nearly all from China. The federal government may start sourcing them domestically

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Dave Portnoy stands on the sidelines at the NBA FinalsLifestyle

    Dave Portnoy had to be rescued by the Coast Guard after losing control of his boat near Nantucket

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Herring are unloaded from a fishing boat in Rockland, Maine, July 8, 2015. Several commercial fishermen in New England have been sentenced in a fish fraud scheme described by prosecutors as complex and wide-ranging that centered on a critically important species of bait fish. The fishermen were sentenced last week for “knowingly subverting commercial fishing reporting requirements” in a scheme involving Atlantic herring, prosecutors said. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)Environment

    New England fishermen sentenced in complex fraud case involving Atlantic herring—a fish species vitally important as commercial lobster bait

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • The Dino Chouest, an offshore supply ship, is docked at the Port of Providence, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Providence, R.I. The vessel is to be part of an expedition by Georgia-based firm RMS Titanic, Inc., to the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, the British ocean liner that sank in April of 1912. The expedition is to use modern imaging technology and remotely operated vehicles to capture detailed images of the Titanic, the wreckage site and the debris field, RMST Inc. representatives said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Tech

    Titanic salvage company will make its first voyage to the wreck in 14 years in the wake of OceanGate Titan sub tragedy

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • FILE-The Polar Prince arrives at the port in St. John’s, Newfoundland in this June 24, 2023, file photo. Authorities from the U.S. and Canada began the process of investigating the cause of the fatal Titan submersible implosion even as they grappled with questions of who was responsible for determining how the tragedy unfolded. The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for deep-sea exploration. Tuesday, June 18, 2024, marks one year since the Titan vanished on its way to the historic wreckage site. (Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press via AP, file)Environment

    OceanGate Titan imploded 1 year ago. Here’s the state of the investigation and what happens next with deep-sea exploration

    By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, and others
  • FILE-Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for deep-sea exploration. Tuesday, June 18, 2024, marks one year since the Titan vanished on its way to the historic wreckage site. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP, File)Environment

    One year after OceanGate’s Titan imploded on its way to the Titanic, an Ohio real estate billionaire is planning a voyage to the shipwreck in 2026

    By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, and others
  • Portrait of confident fisherman standing in fishing boatRetail

    U.S. fishermen poised to harvest billions of baby eels worth $2,000 a pound as authorities battle illegal sales

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press