Titanic failure: Titan sub had a success rate of 14%
No regulatory bodies had approved of the Titan, as recorded by the waiver which also stated that the sub was "constructed of materials that have not been widely used for manned submersibles."
The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph(photo credit: OceanGate Expeditions/Handout via REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: