US Attorney Probes OceanGate Tragedy

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OceanGate Faces Federal Investigation a Year After the Titan Submersible Implosion

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The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has contacted former OceanGate employees and expedition members as part of an investigatory probe.

The carbon fiber submersible Titan imploded on a tourist trip to the wreck of the Titanic in June 2023 , killing the five people on board, including OceanGate founder and CEO Stockton Rush .

WIRED could not confirm the subject of the investigation.

Stockton Rush's estate recently filed a motion to dismiss the complaint against OceanGate .

The family of famed Titanic explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet is seeking $50 million for his death aboard the Titan .

If the federal investigation results in any criminal charges, they would proceed alongside a civil lawsuit currently in a federal court in Washington state.

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