The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. OceanGate Expeditions/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) - The owner of the submersible that went missing ...
During the submersible’s final dive on June 18, 2023, the crew lost contact after an exchange of texts about the Titan’s depth and weight as it descended. The support ship Polar Prince then sent repeated messages asking if the Titan could still see the ship on its ...
less costly submersible that did not need to be tethered to a specific mother ship. He testified that the use of carbon fiber as “not a novel idea” and said “people have looked at that before.”
Negley said Boeing engineers looked at the feasibility of using carbon-fiber composite for the submersible’s hull, and noted the challenges that would be involved in building up a cylindrical shell thick enough to meet OceanGate’s specifications. Boeing also helped OceanGate record acoustic readings...
By addressing the challenges of autonomous submersible exploration in a cold, outer-solar-system environment, the team's NIAC report said Titan Sub would serve as a pathfinder for even more exotic future exploration of other subsurface water oceans, such as those on Jupiter's moon Europa, which...