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Coast Guard Releases Implosion Audio and Artifacts from Titan Submersible as Documentaries Premiere

The disclosures provide rare insight into the Titan’s final moments alongside questions over its unconventional safety measures.

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FILE PHOTO: The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland.
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Overview

  • A 2½-minute video from the Polar Prince support ship captures the faint “bang” of the hull failure before the Titan lost tracking on June 18, 2023.
  • Investigators have cataloged debris including an intact ink pen, business cards and clothing fragments encased within the submersible’s endcap.
  • Discovery’s two-hour special 'Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster' debuted May 28 with previously unseen 2021 footage and testimonies about ignored warning signs.
  • Netflix’s 'Titan: The OceanGate Disaster' is slated for a June 11 release and will further dissect design flaws and expert cautions overlooked by OceanGate.
  • Former passengers and advisors have described pre-dive concerns over Titan’s carbon-fiber hull, lack of classification and the company’s resistance to independent safety reviews.