One of the last messages sent by the Titan submarine was revealed during a public hearing to shed light on the implosion of the submersible that left 5 dead in June 2023.
“Everything is fine here”: this is the last message sent by the crew of the Titan submarine before its terrible implosion. On June 18, 2023, the tourist submersible had left to visit the wreck of the Titanic at a depth of nearly 4,000 meters in the North Atlantic. None of the five passengers had survived the expedition.
Communication lost two hours after departure
These words were revealed during the first day of a hearing conducted by the American Coast Guard on Monday, September 16. More than a year after the submarine tragedy. The authorities presented this message as being the last sent by the crew present inside.
Revealed in an animated video, the message was sent to the Polar Prince icebreaker, the Titan’s support ship that was on the surface. Communication was then lost less than two hours after the Titan left, as teams discussed the depth and weight of the submersible during its descent, Sky News reports.
Former employee criticizes OceanGate
For two weeks, the US Coast Guard will try to shed light on the Titan accident that killed its five occupants, including the famous French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
On the agenda for this procedure: several hearings, including employees of OceanGate, the company operating the submarine. Its former technical director, Tony Nissen, has already been heard. And in essence: he assures that pressure was exerted to launch as quickly as possible the exploration of the Titanic, sunk in 1912.
Also, the former executive assured that certain tests had never been carried out due to lack of time and money. Shortly after the accident, OceanGate had already been accused of possible negligence. In particular on the portholes, considered not very resistant to the depths of the sea.
