Rep. Dan Crenshaw slams the U.S. government’s response to the OceanGate’s Titan submersible tragedy, calling it an “epic failure of leadership.” He questions if the fault lies with the White House, Navy, or Coast Guard. The U.S. Navy detected the vessel’s implosion using a secret acoustic system, while standard SOS tapping continued for two days. Crenshaw claims U.S. assets like 6K ROVs and a Magellan submarine should have been deployed sooner for rescue efforts. He says, had they been deployed, they would’ve found the wreckage where the sub imploded. Crenshaw challenges the decision-making, asking if a different outcome was possible if all options were considered rather than assumptions. His remarks highlight the need for a thorough investigation into the tragedy.
