Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday.

The NTSB made the statement in its final report on the hull failure and implosion of the Titan submersible in June 2023, which killed everyone on board.

The report says faulty engineering of the Titan "resulted in the construction of a carbon fiber composite pressure vessel that contained multiple anomalies and failed to meet necessary strength and durability requirements." It also stated that OceanGate, the owner of the Titan, failed to adequately test the vessel and was unaware of its true durability.

The report also suggests the Titan wreckage could have been located sooner

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