The clip has been viewed more than 15 million times and it thought to show the craft on the surface preparing to dive down to the wreck. The caption reads: “Watching a submarine go down to the Titanic.” The 22ft-long Titan vessel, owned byOceanGate Expeditions, lost communication with ...
The U.S. Coast Guard is leading search and rescue efforts after a submersible vessel with 5 people aboard lost contact on a dive to the Titanic shipwreck site, about 900 miles east of Cape Cod. Rear Admiral John Mauger held a briefing Monday afternoon with the latest on the search.Jun ...
The loss of the nuclear-powered submarine and all 129 men aboard during a test dive in the Atlantic Ocean delivered a blow to national pride during the Cold War and became the impetus for safety improvements. “The loss of Thresher was a defining event for the submarine service,” said Rear...
They were lost in contemplation of the wonderful view. But their reveries were suddenly disturbed by a sharp command from Executive Officer Binns: “All hands below—we are going to submerge!” The _Dewey_ was going to dive! CHAPTER III SEALED ORDERS Ted and Jack hastened to follow their ...
The Thresher was the first nuclear submarine to be lost at sea, and its sinking is considered to be the worst disaster in submarine history. Naval authorities determined that the boat’s loss was caused by faulty brazing of pipe joints. Seawater is thought to have entered the submarine, ...