On Thursday, after a massive search operation, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the worst news: the five people on board the Titan submersible had died after debris was found near the wreck of the Titanic. The vessel had suffered a “catastrophic implosion”. The U.S. Navy had detected a sound consistent with an implosion when communications were lost with the Titan an hour and 45 minutes...
All five passengers of the Titanic sub died in a catastrophic implosion.
This morning, an ROV, or remote-operated vehicle, from the vessel Horizon Arctic discovered the tail cone of the Titan submersible approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic on the seafloor. The ROV subsequently found additional debris. In consultation with experts from within the unified command, the waste is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber.Upon this...
Titanic tourist sub missing: 40 hours of oxygen left, says U.S. Coast Guard
A hero that went missing while carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic has less than 40 hours of breathable air left as of Tuesday evening, as the U.S. Coast Guard says search efforts continue. Officials said the sub had about 96 hours of oxygen at most onboard.A Canadian research vessel lost contact with the submersible during a dive Sunday morning about 900 miles east of Cape Cod...