More than three years after the Titan submersible disaster, the story continues to draw attention because of the questions it left behind. In June 2023, five people boarded OceanGate’s Titan for a deep-sea journey to view the Titanic wreckage off the coast of Newfoundland. The expedition was meant to be a rare look at one…
More than three years after the Titan submersible disaster, the story continues to draw attention because of the questions it left behind. In June 2023, five people boarded OceanGate’s Titan for a deep-sea journey to view the Titanic wreckage off the coast of Newfoundland. The expedition was meant to be a rare look at one of history’s most famous shipwrecks, but contact with the support vessel was lost less than two hours into the descent. What followed was an international search effort, days of public concern, and eventually the heartbreaking confirmation that the submersible had suffered a catastrophic implosion.
