Acting director of marine investigations for the Canadian Transportation Safety Board Lija Bickis last week wrote in a letter to the director general of the Transportation Ministry an outline the findings of the board’s investigation into the Titan submersible implosion last June but also warning her office had “identified that there have been other submersibles with people on board operating within Canadian waters and the Canadian EEZ, both before and after June 2023. Some of these submersibles are registered in Canada, some are registered outside of Canada, and some are without registration. The investigation has also established that there are Canadian regulatory requirements regarding these operations, and there is an internal Transport Canada (TC) policy on passenger submersible craft dated June 2005. However, the investigation has been unable to confirm whether the submersibles have been subject to oversight by TC or other certifying bodies.”

“The foregoing is provided for whatever follow-up action is deemed appropriate. The TSB would appreciate being advised of any action that is taken in this regard. Upon completion of investigation M23A0169, the Board will release its report into the occurrence,” the letter concluded.

Tantalizing, but guess we’ll have to wait until M23A0169 wraps up before we’ll find out if any other arrogant assholes like Stockton Rush got rewarded for their hubris in a similar way.