American private submersible operator founded 2009
A round-up of Fringe reviews from The Scotsman and The Guardian highlights tense power dynamics in Good With Faces, The Librarians, 44 Minutes and other shows, as critics scrutinize care, control and performance under pressure. The festival week delivers gripping, dialogue-driven theatre that probes authority, fear and freedom.
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has released a 136-page report detailing critical design flaws and unsafe practices in OceanGate’s Titan submersible, citing “groupthink” and “confirmation bias.” The inquiry echoes prior U.S. investigations and confirms that the craft’s carbon-fibre hull could not withstand repeated deep dives. Five people died in the 2023 catastrophe near the Titanic wreck.