A five-person crew on a submersible named Titan, owned by OceanGate Expeditions, submerged on a dive to the Titanic wreckage site Sunday morning, and the crew of the Polar Prince research ship lost contact with the sub about an hour and 45 minutes later, theCoast Guardsaid. The Coast Guard...
White House reacts to lost sub, thanks search crews White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the administration's "hearts go out to the families and the loved ones of those who lost their lives" on the Titan subme...
OceanGate CEO claimed sub was safer than scuba diving, texts show A Las Vegas father and son told ABC News OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush pressured them for months into taking two seats on the now failed mission to the Titanic, making bold claims about the vessel's safety. Financier Jay Bloo...
Titan debris brought to shore An extensive search and rescue operation - involving vessels on the water, aircraft and remotely operated vehicles (ROVS) underwater - had been carried out after Titan lost communication with the Polar Prince mother ship, an hour and 45 minutes into the two...
The weather never cleared, and I never dived, nor did the weather clear for guests on the next two missions. As a result, the lost submersible was on its first dive of the 2023 season, a "first" that I once thought I could lay claim to. ...
"Today will be a critical day in this search and rescue mission, as the sub's life support supplies are starting to run low," Sohnlein said in a personal statementposted on Facebook. "I firmly believe that the time window available for their rescue is longer than what most people think...
This trip also included an additional mission, honoring the lives lost during the Titanic tragedy by participating in a ceremony commemorating the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The crew’s first stop was in Halifax to kick off the multi-mission patrol...
OceanGate Expeditions, a private company that organizes and runs trips on the Titan, said in a statement that same afternoon that it believed the passengers “have sadly been lost.” Is OceanGate likely to face a lawsuit over the tragedy?
During the submersible’s final dive on June 18, 2023, the crew lost contact after an exchange of texts about Titan’s depth and weight as it descended. One of the last messages from Titan’s crew to the support ship Polar Prince before the submersible imploded stated, “all good he...
“It’s probably the best way to preserve the memories of the five explorers who lost their lives this week,” he said, “doing something they believed in and were passionate about.”