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Tragedy Struck…

All passengers and the Titan killed

By Kenny BrownePublished 11 months ago 3 min read
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The search for the Ocean Gates Titan submersible has reached a tragic conclusion, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The underwater craft, which embarked on a voyage to explore the Titanic shipwreck, suffered an implosion and was discovered in fragments near the Titanic itself. Unfortunately, all five passengers on board lost their lives. The extensive international search, involving numerous countries and rescue teams, ultimately located debris from the sunken vessel near the century-old wreck of the Titanic. This devastating incident raises concerns about the safety of deep-sea exploration.

The United States Coast Guard and the unified command offer their deepest condolences to the families affected by this heartbreaking event. The massive international search for the missing submersible and its five passengers in the North Atlantic Ocean came to a grim end when an unmanned deep-sea robot discovered debris, confirming the loss of the vessel. Rear Admiral John Mauger of the U.S. Coast Guard reported that the tail cone of the Titan submersible was found approximately 1,600 feet from the Titanic shipwreck on the sea floor. Additional debris consistent with a catastrophic pressure chamber failure was subsequently located. The victims include British billionaire and explorer Hamish Harding, Pakistani-born business magnate Shazara Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleiman, French oceanographer Paul Henry Nargalee, and Stockton Rush, the American founder and CEO of Ocean Gate Expeditions, the company behind the submersible. This complex case is still being investigated to determine the timeline of events leading to this tragic casualty.

The Titan set off on Sunday with an estimated 96 hours of oxygen, intending to undertake a two-hour dive to the Titanic. However, upon descending, the submersible lost contact with its support ship. Rescue teams from multiple countries spent several days searching thousands of square miles of open seas using planes and ships in hopes of finding any signs of the 22-foot vessel. Although Canadian search planes detected undersea noises described as banging sounds through sonar buoys, Rear Admiral Mauger dismissed the possibility that these noises were connected to the Titan. The implosion of the vessel, generating a significant broadband sound, would not have been detected by the sonar buoys. Safety concerns surrounding the submersible were previously raised in 2018 by Chris Brown, a friend of victim Hamish Harding, who highlighted design and certification issues. These concerns, along with a lawsuit filed by Ocean Gate’s former head of marine operations, settled in 2018, questioned the sub’s safety. Ocean Gate Expeditions expressed its deepest sympathies to the families affected by this tragedy.

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that the missing submersible imploded near the Titanic wreck, resulting in the tragic loss of all five people on board. The Titanic’s Titan submersible lost contact with its support ship on Sunday, approximately one hour and 45 minutes into what should have been a two-hour dive to the world’s most famous shipwreck. A catastrophic implosion, caused by the immense water pressure at that depth, would have crushed the submersible within milliseconds, instantly causing the occupants’ deaths. Exploring the deep ocean is an arduous task due to the perpetual darkness and disorienting conditions in the seabed. The ocean floor is subject to underwater currents, which, although usually weaker than surface currents, can still carry away objects and cause damage. In this tragic event, the submersible’s integrity failed under the enormous pressure, leading to its disintegration. The risks involved in deep-sea expeditions and the need for meticulous safety measures have become evident.

Renowned filmmaker James Cameron, who directed the movie Titanic and is an experienced ocean explorer, expressed his sorrow over the incident.

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I am Kenny I have and affection for writing I‘m keen to be obsessive with a good story I write freely and let things flow without restriction so I can embellished my craft at writing to produce extraordinary stories now

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