Canadian filmmaker and deep-sea explorer James Cameron said Tuesday that the implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people last month was an extreme outlier in decades of safe exploration. The “Titanic” director told reporters in Ottawa that faulty engineering was to blame for the incident, which happened as the submersible was on its…
OceanGate Suspending ‘All Exploration and Commercial Operations’ After Catastrophic Sub Disaster
The company that operated a failed Titanic exploration trip that killed all five people on board confirmed it is suspending “all exploration and commercial operations” after the deadly incident last month. OceanGate’s website announced the decision just weeks after its Titan submersible vehicle imploded during a trip to visit the Titanic shipwreck in the northern…
OceanGate Suspends ‘All Exploration and Commercial Operations’ After Catastrophic Sub Disaster
The company that operated a failed Titanic exploration trip that killed all five people on board confirmed on July 6 that it’s suspending “all exploration and commercial operations” in response to the deadly incident. OceanGate announced the decision on its website just weeks after its Titan submersible vehicle imploded during a trip to visit the Titanic…
‘A Preoccupation With Failure.’ Why the Titan Submersible Was Doomed From the Start
The company behind the submersible that imploded during a recent dive to the Titanic ignored key principles that guide organizations working in high-risk environments, experts in emergency management say. Jack Rozdilsky, a professor at York University in Toronto, says OceanGate’s business—ferrying paying passengers to the floor of the North Atlantic—could be compared to the immensely…
Titanic Sub Wreckage Seen for First Time Since Catastrophic Implosion
New photos and video footage show the debris from the OceanGate Titan submersible vehicle after it was pulled from the North Atlantic Ocean following what officials say was a catastrophic implosion that killed all five people on board. The footage shows pieces of the craft being taken to a vessel in St. John’s Harbor in…
Titanic Sub Wreckage Seen for 1st Time Since Catastrophic Implosion
New photos and video footage show the debris from the OceanGate Titan submersible vehicle after it was hauled from the Atlantic Ocean, following what officials say was a catastrophic implosion that killed all five people on board. The footage shows pieces of the craft being taken to a vessel in St. John’s Harbor in Canada’s…
Ship Carrying Debris From Titan Submersible Returns to Newfoundland Port
A ship that had been searching for the ill-fated Titan submersible is back in port in St. John’s, N.L., with debris from the destroyed vehicle. The Canadian-flagged Horizon Arctic carried a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, that searched the ocean floor not far from the wreck of the Titanic, about 700 kilometres south of Newfoundland….
Wife and Mother of Titan Passengers Talks About Waiting to Hear From the Doomed Submersible
BOSTON—Christine Dawood was on board a support vessel Sunday when she got word that communications were lost with the submersible carrying her husband and son, to view the Titanic wreckage. She didn’t initially understand what it meant that the Titan submersible had lost contact with the ship an hour and 45 minutes into its voyage,…
RCMP, Transportation Safety Board Launch Investigations Into Titan Sub Tragedy
The RCMP will be doing a preliminary investigation into the deaths of five passengers aboard the Titan, an underwater Titanic tour submersible, while the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is also investigating the events leading to what officials believe was the sub imploding on June 18. “There’s no suspicion of criminal activity per se, but the…
Titan Owner OceanGate Has Options for Court Protection, Law Professor Says
The owner of a small submersible that imploded and killed five people on its way to the wreck of the Titanic has legal avenues to seek court protection from costly litigation, a maritime law professor at Louisiana’s Tulane University said Friday. Martin Davies said OceanGate Expeditions has the option to file an application through a…
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