But, she said, "I never at any point felt unsafe." During Thursday's hearing, the inquiry heard from another witness that Titan had malfunctioned days before its final dive - when it imploded while journeying to the Titanic shipwreck.

A mission specialist for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year told the U_S_ Coast Guard on Thursday that the firm was staffed by competent people who wanted to “make dreams come true.