All aboard 'Titan' submersible presumed dead, debris from the vessel found
The vessel went missing on June 18
The expedition had five people on board, including a Pak businessman
Updated: Jun 21st, 2023
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Update on June 23, 9.30 a.m.
Five major fragments of the OceanGate Expeditions' Titanic exploration submersible were found on the seabed, indicating a 'catastrophic implosion' of the vessel. Though there have been no reports of the human remains, all five passengers on board are presumed dead. The submersible had lost contact on its descent to the Titanic's wreck on June 18.
According to the tweet by OceanGate, the company CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nagreolet lost their lives in the incident. The debris was found by an unnamed Canadian robot.
— OceanGate Expeditions (@OceanGateExped) June 22, 2023
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Update on June 21, 3.25 p.m.
A Canadian military aircraft today detected underwater 'banging sounds' at 30-minute intervals and again four hours later in the search area of the missing submersible, reported international media houses. The noises were detected by sonar buoys. The latest update gives hope that the stranded passengers may be found alive.
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A five-person submersible vessel called ‘Titan’ went missing in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean on June 18 during the expedition to see the Titanic vessel that sank in 1912, 12,500 feet undersea wreckage.
Titan had a maximum of 96 hours of oxygen on board but the vessel is now left with 40-41 hours of oxygen supply expected to run out by 4 p.m. IST on June 22, as stated by the US Coast Guard.
Titanic wreckage submerged 12,500 feet undersea (Creative commons, File)
OceanGate Expeditions, the operator of the expedition to the Titanic offers eight-day tourist missions to see the Titanic wreckage, costs $250,000 per person. On June 19, the company confirmed that the submarine lost in the Atlantic off Canada with crew members on board.
A rescue search operation led by the Boston Coast Guard is underway in search of the submersible vessel in an area spanning 19,683 sq km. Reportedly the team lost contact with it about an hour and 45 minutes after the expedition began, authorities said.
Titan most likely had a distinctive choice for its steering mechanism and used a traditional control system with a gaming controller from 2010 that costs only $29.99 which was employed to navigate the submarine.
The submarine is carrying five individuals, including a Titanic expert, a wealthy explorer, a billionaire Pakistani businessman and his son, and the CEO of the submarine company OceanGate, who have gone missing.
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Hamish Harding, Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, Paul-Henri Nargeolet and Stockton Rush
These are the five stranded on the vessel:
1. Stockton Rush: The CEO of OceanGate Expeditions which is operating the submarine Titan and has gone missing.
2. Paul-Henri Nargeolet: A French diver who is described to be Titanic’s greatest explorer.
3. Hamish Harding: The British billionaire and chairman of aviation company Action Aviation is heading the Titanic's special mission.
4. Shahzada and Sulaiman Dawood: UK-based Pakistani conglomerate of Engro Corporation went on the expedition with his teenage son Suleman.
OceanGate states it uses next-generation crewed submersibles and launch platforms to increase deep ocean access as far as 13,000 feet.
(This is a developing story)
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