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9mo ago

Coast Guard Unveils Titan Implosion Recording and Intact Ink Pen

Investigators provided fresh material detailing how the sub’s unconventional design led to catastrophic failure, with a final report expected later this year.

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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

  • New U.S. Coast Guard video captures the faint "bang" heard aboard the support ship at the moment Titan imploded during its June 18, 2023 voyage to the Titanic wreck.
  • Recovery teams catalogued a still-intact ink pen belonging to OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush amid the debris alongside business cards, stickers and clothing remnants.
  • Experts and Coast Guard officials have cited the sub’s carbon-fiber hull and OceanGate’s refusal of independent safety certification as key factors in the catastrophic breach.
  • Former passengers and advisors, including Karl Stanley and Rob McCallum, had warned Stockton Rush of hull delamination risks and urged further testing before carrying paying customers.
  • Discovery’s Implosion premiered May 28 and Netflix’s Titan follows June 11 as two documentaries revisit the tragedy while the Coast Guard wraps up its investigation.