Another mission specialist who worked with the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage is testifying before a U.S. Coast Guard investigatory panel Friday.

Earlier this month, the Coast Guard opened a public hearing that is part of a high-level investigation into the cause of the implosion. The public hearing began Sept. 16 and some of the testimony has focused on problems the Washington state company had prior to the fatal 2023 dive.

Another mission specialist who worked with the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year while on its way to the Titanic wreckage is scheduled to testify before a U.S. Coast Gua

The submersible which imploded at the site of the Titanic’s wreck and killed everyone on board had malfunctioned just days before. Steven Ross, scientific director of OceanGate who owned the sub, told a hearing into the deadly dive that the Titan had a ‘platform issue’ not long before its final voyage.