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    New footage of Titan submersible wreck released as public hearing resumes

    By Isabel Keane,

    7 days ago

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    Remarkable new footage shows more wreckage from the doomed Titan submersible wreck, as a hearing resumed Thursday into the deadly deep-sea mission.

    A nearly two-minute clip shows various pieces of the sunken, makeshift vessel scattered across the sea bed some 2.5 miles below the surface, including pieces from the rear dome as well as remnants of the hull.

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    Remnants of the sunken ship’s hull could be seen in the newly released footage. X/@maritimecommons

    It was released late Wednesday, hours before the hearing into the doomed Titanic mission, which ended with the submersible imploding, killing all five onboard in June 2023, restarted Thursday.

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    “We’re releasing more footage of the Titan salvage ahead of technical testimony and exhibits,” the Coast Guard wrote alongside the newest footage.

    “Transparency remains our priority as we provide context and information to the public.”

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    The Titan’s aft dome could also be seen in the new clip. X/@maritimecommons

    New deep-sea footage gives stunning look at doomed Titan submersible wreckage

    The eerie new footage comes two days after the release of the first clip showing the sunken vessel up close , which officials said was “conclusive evidence of the catastrophic loss of the submersible Titan and the death of all five members aboard.”

    Thursday’s hearing is due to hear from two former OceanGate employees — mission specialist Renata Rojas and former scientific director Dr. Steven Ross.

    Their hearings follow scathing testimony Tuesday from OceanGate’s former director of marine operations David Lochridge, who highlighted the “appalling” faults with the original model of the doomed Titan submersible that he refused to sign off on — which later led to his firing.

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    “It was inevitable something was going to happen. It was just a when,” Lochridge said.

    The veteran diver and submersible pilot said Tuesday that he repeatedly clashed with Stockton Rush over how the CEO liked to “do things on the cheap.”

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    Five people were killed when the Titan sub imploded on its way to the Titanic’s wreckage last summer. Becky Kagan Schott / OceanGate Expeditions

    Along with Rush, the implosion killed British adventurer Hamish Harding, French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and Pakistani father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood.

    Lochridge is one of 10 former OceanGate staffers to speak during the hearings, which will continue through next Friday.

    The hearing aims to “uncover the facts surrounding the incident and develop recommendations to prevent similar tragedies in the future,” the Coast Guard said in a statement.

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    Paul Sowinski
    4d ago
    This was not designed by NASA engineers, they were a a one and done vessel because the fatigue life was use up after one dive, it would of cost $100 million for a NASA design
    Lisa Soares
    6d ago
    spooky
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