New footage shows true extent of Titan submersible implosion as more of wreckage is revealed
The US Coast Guard has released more footage of the wreckage
The US Coast Guard has shared new video showing the wreckage of the Titan submersible, highlighting just how much damage was done by the implosion.
On September 17, the US Coast Guard released new footage showing where the submarine ended up after it imploded last June, which tragically resulted in the deaths of all five people on board.
The five people on the submarine included Stockton Rush, who is the CEO of OceanGate, British explorer Hamish Harding, businessman Shahzada Dawood from Britain and Pakistan, his son Suleman, and experienced French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
The story of the Titan submersible and the people inside it is making headlines again because there’s a hearing happening about the terrible implosion. New videos have come out, along with the heartbreaking last messages from the crew.
The sub prior to implosion (OceanGate/Becky Kagan Schott)
The newest video from the US Coast Guard shows what happened to the front part of the submersible, which can be seen resting on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
In the one-minute video, we can see pieces that look like the submarine’s door and front window resting on the ocean floor, along with another piece of debris that is buried in the sand just a short distance away.
Check out the footage below:
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Earlier videos of the wreck showed what happened to the back part of the Titan, with the tail cone sticking up from the ocean floor, which is 3,775 meters deep.
The release of the video has made a lot of people wonder why big parts of the submarine are still somewhat ‘whole’ when all the passengers on board lost their lives in the implosion.
Later on, physics professor Arun Bansil from Northeastern University shared his thoughts about the possible reason for this in an interview with The Mirror.
He explained that even though it might sound strange, big things usually don’t break into tiny pieces during an explosion or implosion.
A pressure cooker often bursts with the lid flying off, while the main part stays whole. The first problem with Titan likely happened at its weakest spots, like flaws in the outer shell.
“Once a crack opens, however, large pieces of the hull will no longer experience very violent forces and remain more or less intact.”
New footage appears to show the front portion of the vessel (US Coast Guard)
Titan sub inquiry – everything we know from the investigation so far
A public hearing started on Monday, September 16, to look into the five deaths of the people who were on board the Titan submersible from OceanGate, which had a tragic accident.
It is expected to last two weeks.
Titan was ‘unregistered, non-certificated and unclassed’
On the first day of the hearing, it was revealed that the submersible was made in 2020 and was not registered, certified, or classified, plus it didn’t have any identification number.
The submersible’s outer shell didn’t get checked by anyone else, and officials mentioned that it was left out in the open for seven months during 2022 and 2023 while it was being stored.
Parts of Titan ‘bonded together using an adhesive’
In 2017, when OceanGate revealed its plans to take trips to the Titanic, the workers came together to assemble the submersible’s carbon fiber shell and titanium rings by using a special glue.
Titan found ‘partially sunk’ month before tragedy
During its 2023 expedition, the Titan was found ‘partially sunk’ in the ocean.
Former OceanGate employee testifies
David Lochridge, who used to be the Director of Marine Operations at OceanGate, said in his testimony that he sensed there was a strong pressure to get the vessel launched.
He mentioned during the hearing on Tuesday that they were really rushing to get this done quickly so they could begin earning money. Lochridge also said that he had no trust at all in how the Titan was built earlier that day.
The hearing will continue later today (19 September) at 8.30am ET (13:30 BST).
Featured Image Credit: US Coast Guard
