Melissa Ratliff, ABC7’s former Digital Content Manager and a Titanic enthusiast, covered the Coast Guard hearings in September 2024. In an interview with WWSB, Ratliff reflected on the report’s ...

The disaster was preventable and was ultimately caused by OceanGate Expeditions cutting corners, not meeting safety and ...

Coast Guard investigators say the event was "a preventable tragedy," with OceanGate's failure to follow safety and testing ...

Maintaining a balanced workplace with good communication is critical for any successful business — especially when lives are ...

The Titan submersible disaster could have been prevented, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a report Tuesday that held OceanGate ...

The 335-page investigation cites inadequate design, lack of certification, poor maintenance and a toxic workplace culture, proposing 17 reforms to regulate deep-sea tourist submersibles.

US Coast Guard investigators have just released a 335-page report that has determined that OceanGate, the company that owned and operated the Titan submersible, had “flawed” safety protocols which led ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has released its final report on the catastrophic implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible, which ...

The U.S. Coast Guard issued its final report on the deadly 2023 incident, which killed five people aboard OceanGate's Titan ...

After a two-year investigation into the 2023 Titan implosion, the United States Coast Guard found that OceanGate was at fault ...

Learn how toxic algae blooms threaten public health and water safety in Lake Erie and the surrounding areas.

WPTV went out to Lake Okeechobee and spoke with environmentalists on some potential, positive moves to keep toxic water out of our estuaries.