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It’s been close to two years since the world was captivated by the saga that unfolded after the OceanGate submersible Titan lost contact with its ship before officials launched a rescue mission that led to them concluding it had suffered a catastrophic implosion. Now, the Coast Guard has released a new video that appears to capture the moment the crew monitoring the vessel heard that fatal moment transpire.
Most people had never heard of OceanGate prior to 2023, but the company had spent more than a decade giving tourists with plenty of money the burn the chance to board one of its submarines for an excursion into areas of the ocean most of us will never get to experience.
The venture was founded by Stockton Rush, who was one of the five people who hopped into the submarine dubbed Titan to take a trip down to the wreck of the Titanic on June 18, 2023.
A few hours later, the Polar Prince, the sub’s support ship, lost contact with the vessel that only had enough air to accommodate its occupants for 96 hours, and a number of agencies—including the United States Coast Guard and Navy—launched a fruitless rescue mission that ultimately led to officials concluding everyone aboard the Titan had perished due to an implosion stemming from the structural failure of its carbon fiber hull.
A subsequent investigation determined the sub was a ticking time bomb due to a number of critical liabilities stemming from decisions made during the engineering process, including the use of the carbon fiber that wasn’t designed to withstand the type of pressure it would endure at the depths the Titan ventured to.
Earlier this year, the NOAA released audio of the moment its sensors captured the sound of the implosion, and the Coast Guard has now shared some eerie footage that was taken on the Polar Prince at the same time.
Rush’s wife Wendy was one of the people overseeing the mission to the Titanic, and a camera was set up to document her and other crew members keeping tabs on its progress before hearing an audible popping sound that led to her asking, “What was that bang?”
A delay between the sub and ship led to the crew receiving a message about it dropping weights in an attempt to surface after the moment of the implosion, but communication was lost a few minutes later.
The Coast Guard is still preparing a report chronicling its investigation into the incident that will likely be released later this year.
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