Engineer says carbon fibre hull from Titan submersible showed signs of flaws

The carbon fibre hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process, an engineer with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

Engineer says carbon fibre hull from Titan submersible showed signs of flaws
A large piece of semi circular titanium with a window in the middle. It's being lowered to the ground by a crane, and colourful houses of downtown St. John's are visible in the background.

The carbon fibre hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process, an engineer with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.