Titanic submarine latest: New details of Titan sub implosion recovery emerge as human remains analysed
Titan submersible wreckage brought ashore after fatal implosion
Pelagic Research Services, the company serving as the primary in the Titan submersible rescue operation revealed details of the recovery mission in a press conference on Friday.
CEO Edward Cassano said his company’s remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) arrived on the scene being one of the only machines that could reach the depths of the Titanic wreckage.
Mr Cassano held back tears as he described that just hours after arriving, Pelagic Research Services found debris from the OceanGate Expeditions’ imploded sub.
“Recognise the seriousness of the event and respect the death and range of emotions,” Mr Cassano said.
Five people were killed in the sub, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, British billionaire Hamish Harding, French diving expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood.
It comes as “presumed human remains” have been discovered near the wreck of the Titan submarine, the US Coast Guard announced on Wednesday.
The remains will be brought back to the US and analysed as part of the wider international investigation into what went wrong during the catastrophic voyage to the Titanic shipwreck earlier this month.
Elon Musk suggests the connection between Starlink and the sub was a ‘psyop’
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter and SpaceX, responded to a tweet made by Snopes, suggesting the connection between Starlink and the sub was a “psyop.”
The company operating the sub, OceanGate Expeditions, previously tweeted their appreciation for Mr Musk’s Starlink service — provided through SpaceX — which allowed them to access the internet while adventuring in the North Atlantic Ocean.
“Despite being in the middle of the North Atlantic, we have the internet connection we need to make our #Titanic dive operations a success – thank you @Starlink!” the company tweeted earlier this month.
Mr Musk responded to a tweet made by Snopes post pointing out that he is the CEO of SpaceX, which provides the Starlink service.
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 23:00
An 1851 maritime law protected the Titanic’s owners in court. Could OceanGate use it too?
The owners of the Titanic sought to limit liability following the ship’s sinking by petitioning under 1851 legislation. The owners of the submersible lost on its dive to visit that famed ship’s wreckage may do the same thing
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 22:00
Watch: Search and rescue company boss visibly emotional describing Titan search
Search and rescue company boss visibly emotional describing Titan search
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 21:30
Voices: The Titanic submersible disaster was an accident waiting to happen
“Whether the Titan is missing because of deficiencies in design and construction or because of mistakes made by its operator – Rush – may be lost to history if the submersible is never found. The lesson of the Titanic, however, is that it can be both. Had Captain Edward Smith reduced the ship’s speed, perhaps it could have navigated the icy waters better. Had the ship been equipped with enough lifeboats for passengers, or had fewer of the watertight compartments been breached, perhaps more lives could have been saved.”
Skylar Baker-Jordan writes:
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 21:00
MrBeast claims he turned down trip on Titanic submersible
Popular YouTuber MrBeast, whose real name James Donaldson, claimed that he turned down a trip on the Titanic submersible.
On Twitter, Mr Donaldson wrote: “I was invited earlier this month to ride the Titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it.” has claimed that he turned down a trip on the Titanic submarine.
He shared a screenshot of what appears to be a message sent to his phone, which reads: “Also, I’m going to the Titanic in a submarine late this month. The team would be stoked to have you along.”
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 20:30
CEO of Pelagic Research Services says recovery costs “a lot”
When asked how much the recovery operation in the Titan submersible will cost, Pelagic Research Services CEO Edward Cassano said “A lot.”
Mr Cassano declined to give a specific number or even a range but when a reporter asked if it was in the “millions” or “billions” Mr Cassano responded with, “sure.”
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 20:00
Watch: Teenage Titanic submersible victim’s mother shares last words she shared with son
Teenage Titanic submersible victim’s mother shares last words she shared with son
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 19:30
Sub recovery company asks people to ‘respect the seriousness’ of events
Edward Cassano, the CEO of Pelagic Research Services, asked people to “Recognise the seriousness of the event and respect the death” of the victims of the Titan submersible incident and their families.
Mr Cassano swallowed back tears while giving a press conference on Friday regarding the recovery of the imploded submersible.
“Recognise the seriousness of the event and respect the death and range of emotions, certainly most important the friends and family of the Titan, and all of those in the response,” Mr Cassano said.
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 19:00
Pelagic Research Services says it was ‘wild’ joining submersible search
The CEO of Pelagic Research Services (PRS), Edward Cassano, described what it was like for his company to join the search and rescue operation for the Titan submersible.
“It was wild,” Mr Cassano said during a press conference on Friday (30 June).
Mr Cassano said PRS’s ship was nearly 200 feet shorter than the research vessel Deep Water which was already on site looking for the Titan submersible.
PRS had one of the only remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) that was capable of reaching the ocean floor where the Titanic wreckage was and finding debris from the sub.
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 18:45
Watch: Titan submersible search ends as debris recovery company holds press conference
Ariana Baio30 June 2023 18:02