Hollywood Life: Final Message before Implosion
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In the month of June 2023, OceanGate Inc. operated Titan, a submersible that carried five passengers. The Titan submersible failed to surface safely after an expedition to see the Titanic wreckage. The sub had imploded after a four-day hunt. More than one year after the catastrophe, the Titan’s last message was revealed.
Learn more about the Titan’s expedition, its final moments and more, below.
What Happened to OceanGate’s Titan?
In June 2023, the Titan descended into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The Titan’s mothership Polar Prince lost contact with its vessel one hour and forty-five minutes into the journey. Four days after the search began, a remotely controlled underwater vehicle (ROV), which resembled a Titan, was discovered at the bottom the ocean. The debris was located around 500 meters away from the Titanic.
Officials then informed the public that the pressure hull of the Titan had imploded during the vessel’s descent. According to the U.S. Coast Guard and other officials, all five occupants on board died instantaneously.
The first photo of the OceanGate Titan sub wreckage on the ocean floor has been released. pic.twitter.com/f0Ud2pDPRt
— Pop Base (@PopBase) September 17, 2024
In September 2024, Tym Catterson, a former OceanGate contractor, testified that there were “no red flags” about the submersible the day when it went down.
“Considering who was in the cab with Stockton at that particular time — there are two billionaires in there with him — I would absolutely guarantee that he’s trying to make sure that this just goes as absolutely perfect and spot-on as he can,” Patterson said, per ABC News. This was just a bunch of theories being tossed around by people who were unable to sleep and were very anxious. It’s the worst thing that could be happening.”
Who Were the Titan Passengers?
The five Titan passengers were Pakistani-British businessman
Shahzada Dawood, his 19-year-old son, Suleman Dawood, British businessman Hamish Harding, former French Navy commander and submersible pilot Paul-Henri Nargeolet and American submersible pilot and engineer Stockton Rush.The Titan’s Final Message
