
Shock photo shows how Titan submersible fell apart before implosion
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The ongoing public hearing into the Titan submersible disaster has revealed that part of the experimental vessel fell off before it imploded last June. And the titanium dome fell off.” This was one of over 100 technical failings that the submersible was said to have suffered, including its earlier prototype being hit by lightning, before last June’s catastrophic implosion. It claimed the lives of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, otherwise known as Mr Titanic, as well as commercial $250,000-a-head customers British billionaire Hamish Harding, 58; Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood, 48; and his son Suleman Dawood, 19. open image in gallery The Titan’s cone fell off as it returned from a dive in 2021, the public inquest heard. Antonella Wilby, a former OceanGate contractor, told the hearing last week: “There were delays because there was this manual process of first writing down the lat-long coordinates and then typing them in.” The Titan lost contact around an hour and 14 minutes into its dive to the Titanic wreck last June.
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US Coast Guard releases chilling audio of Titan submersible's final moments before implosion
India TV News
US Coast Guard releases recording that appears to be audio of Titanic submersible implosion
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OceanGate employee pushes back against idea of ‘desperation’ to complete missions
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Week one of the Titan submersible hearings revealed the crew's last messages, prior malfunctions and complaints being ignored
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Titan submersible testimony to enter fourth day after panel hears of malfunction and discord
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Titan submersible scientific director says it malfunctioned just before Titanic dive
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Titan submersible scientific director says vessel malfunctioned just prior to Titanic dive
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Early OceanGate video shows Titan prototype suffer ‘water intrusion’ years before doomed mission
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OceanGate Expeditions ceases operations after Titanic sub implosion killed five
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