A new photo shows the final resting spot of the OceanGate Titan submersible’s wreckage near the remains of the Titanic.
People.com reported that officials released the new photo, which features the Titan submersible’s remains at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, during a U.S. Coast Guard hearing on Monday. The outlet noted that the hearing highlighted the tragic implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible during an exploratory dive near the remains of the Titanic in June of 2023.
According to People.com, the new picture of the Titan’s final resting place shows the submersible’s tail cone embedded in the ocean floor roughly 12,000 feet below the surface of the water. Officials revealed during Monday’s hearing that the picture was captured by the Pelagic Research Services 6000, a remotely operating vehicle, on June 22, 2023, which was just four days after the Titan embarked on an exploration of the Titanic.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Raws Alerts shared a picture of the Titan submersible’s remains, stating, “Newly released images have just revealed the wreckage of the OceanGate Titan submersible resting on the seabed, just 1,600 feet from the Titanic’s bow. The submersible tragically imploded in June 2023, killing all five onboard.”
People.com reported that officials described the picture as “conclusive evidence of a catastrophic loss” of the Titan submersible, including all of the passengers on the OceanGate’s underwater vessel.
Officials also released the final messages between the Titan and the Polar Prince, the vessel’s support ship, during Monday’s hearing. The messages begin with routine communication between the Titan and the Polar prince for roughly 40 minutes starting at 9:20 a.m. on June 18, 2023. However, the Polar Prince quickly started sending urgent messages to the Titan after the submersible failed to respond when asked if the Titan could see the ship on its display.
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Following the Titan’s explanation that the submersible had temporarily “lost system oand [sic] chat settings,” the Polar Prince sent another message, saying, “Status? do you see polar prince on your display?” In response, the Titan messaged “yes” and “all good here.”
Not long after the Titan messaged the Polar Prince that the submersible was “all good,” the support vessel lost all communication with the Titan, prompting a four-day rescue mission by the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian officials. Four days after the start of the Titan’s voyage to the Titanic, the Coast Guard announced, “A debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic.”
