A former Titan submersible passenger says there have been points onboard with thrusters, computer systems, and communications throughout his journey two years in the past: It 'wanted extra time and extra work'

• A former passenger on the Titan submersible says it had points with thrusters, computer systems, and communications.
• “Expedition Unknown” host Josh Gates stated components of the vessel “wanted extra time or extra work.”
• Gates made the journey when OceanGate was nonetheless operating exams, earlier than it had visited the Titanic.

A former passenger on the Titan submersible — which went lacking Sunday and is now believed to have suffered a “catastrophic implosion” that presumably killed everybody onboard — has detailed points that the vessel bumped into when he was onboard two years in the past.

Josh Gates, the host of “Expedition Unknown” on the Discovery Channel, tweeted Wednesday that the Titan “didn’t carry out nicely” on his dive.

“In the end, I walked away from an enormous alternative to movie Titanic as a result of my security issues w/ the @OceanGate platform,” he tweeted. “There’s extra to the historical past and design of Titan that has not been made public – a lot of it regarding.”

OceanGate Expeditions, the corporate behind the vessel, declined to offer further remark past its statement Thursday that it believes all 5 passengers “have sadly been misplaced.” Gates didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s requests for remark.

Gates additionally appeared on “The Immediately Present” to share extra about his expertise on the Titan.

“We had points with thruster management,” he stated, referring to its propulsion units. “We had points with the computer systems aboard, we had points with comms. I simply felt as if the sub wanted extra time, and it wanted extra extra testing, frankly.”

Gates instructed “The Immediately Present” that he traveled with OceanGate for about two or three hours in 2021, whereas the corporate was nonetheless operating exams and earlier than their submersible made its first manned voyage to the wreck of the Titanic later that 12 months.

“I’ve to say there are facets of the sub’s design which can be extremely spectacular,” he stated on the present. “There have been additionally facets of it that frankly simply appeared like they wanted extra time or extra work.”

On Thursday afternoon, the US Coast Guard stated they’d discovered particles that was “according to a catastrophic implosion” of the Titan, which was carrying 5 passengers when it went lacking Sunday whereas en path to the Titanic wreckage.