Woke Titan submarine found in pieces
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So apparently... Titan was based on a composite hull technology from Spencer Composites that Steve Fossett used on DeepFlight Challenger.
But it had a caveat that the carbon fiber was rated for the maximum pressure for only one dive; each successive trip would weaken it further. Richard Branson wanted to buy and use the thing after Fossett died but the rest of the DeepFlight team refused because they knew it wouldn't handle what Branson was proposing.
Depending on what Spencer Composites did or didn't say to OceanGate, they could be liable.