On June 18, a submersible named Titan descended into the Atlantic Ocean to explore the ruins of the historic Titanic ship
. Less than two hours into its proposed eight-day journey, the vessel lost touch with its mothership and went missing with all five passengers aboard.
A submersible is a vehicle designed to work underwater. Think of it as a small fish-looking car that can be driven underwater. In this particular case, the Titan submersible is a small watercraft that could carry about five people to as far as the bottom of the ocean.A submersible is slightly different from a submarine in that it has its own oxygen renewal system and does not depend on another vessel for its air and power supply.
Four days into its maiden voyage, Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and less than three hours later it sank, takingNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The ship’s first successful discovery was in 1985 by Robert Ballard, an oceanographer who led the expedition in a submersible sled called Argo. Soon, other explorers followed suit.auctioned off
Other expeditions have also been delayed after OceanGate was forced to rebuild the Titan’s hull because it showed “cyclic fatigue” and wouldn’t be able to travel deep enough to reach the Titanic’s wreckage,David Lochridge, who worked as an independent contractor for OceanGate in 2015 and as its employee between 2016 and 2018, once brought up concerns about the Titan’s hull.
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