The tragedy of the Titan submersible and the dangers of diving down to the Titanic
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
The deep-sea vessel, called Titan, lost contact with the surface on its way down to view the Titanic shipwreck, a voyage that has become increasingly popular among wealthy tourists.
But more than five years ago, industry bodies raised concerns about the safety of the vessel with the company that designed it, warning its "experimental approach" to the expedition could have "catastrophic" outcomes.
Today on the Sky News Daily, international correspondent John Sparks reports from the centre of the recovery operation effort in Newfoundland, and Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry offers an insight into the largely unregulated industry of underwater submersive vehicles.
Podcast producers: Soila Apparacio and Sydney Pead
Editor: Adam Jay
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| 1:09.4 | For five days now, the world has been waiting to hear from the five people stuck on board, a deep sea submersible, that went missing on its way down to see the Titanic. |
| 1:21.1 | But on Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard announced it had located debris in the search area. |
| 1:35.3 | An ROV or remote-operated vehicle, discovered the tail cone of the Titan submersible approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic on the sea floor. |
| 1:42.3 | The ROV subsequently found additional debris. In consultation with experts |
| 1:52.7 | from within the unified command, the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. |
| 2:03.1 | Upon this determination, we immediately notified the families. |
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