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Federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission

CANADA, AUG 8 – The Federal Fisheries Department observed OceanGate's 2021 mission and provided a letter of support but found no formal collaboration; the Titan tragedy was deemed preventable by safety authorities.

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada says in the summer of 2021, a staff member boarded a vessel "associated with OceanGate" to participate as an observer during a mission off Newfoundland.

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HALIFAX — The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans sheds new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the U.S. company that created the Titan submarine, which imploded south of Newfoundland in 2023, killing the five people on board. The department confirmed on Thursday that in the summer of 2021, a staff member boarded a ship "associated with OceanGate" to participate as an observer in a mission off Newfoundland. "The goal was to learn mo…

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National Observer broke the news in Canada on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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