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Engineering and safety experts to be questioned by Coast Guard panel for Titan disaster hearing

DC News Now | Washington, DC
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A former crew member on a Titan dive recalled how unnerving the experience was during the Coast Guard’s public hearing into why the Titan imploded on its way to view the shipwrecked Titanic .

Former OceanGate administration chief Amber Bay said the company took safety concerns seriously.

On Wednesday , the investigative panel will hear three witnesses, including a safety and engineering expert.

The first window made by Hydrospace in 2018 was damaged in 2019 , according to Kohnen .

The acrylic window is typically tested in 1,000 to-depth cycles.

The second window was made by Heinz Fritz GmbH. Hydrospace currently has 16 subs.

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