The US government has released a new audio recording that appears to capture the moment the Titan submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean in 2023, resulting in the deaths of all five people on board as it was heading to view the wreck of the Titanic.
On 18 June 2023, the Titan submersible was on a tourist expedition to explore the wreck of the Titanic, the “unsinkable” British luxury passenger liner that sank on its maiden voyage from England to New York, resting in deep, frigid waters south-east of Newfoundland, Canada, after hitting an iceberg in April 1912.
A device called a passive acoustic recorder from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, located about 900 miles (1,448km) from the site of the implosion, picked up the sound, according to US Coast Guard officials.
Those killed were Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO; Hamish Harding, a British explorer; Shahzada Dawood, a British businessman, and his 19-year-old son Suleman; and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a French diver and renowned Titanic expert who had made previous dives to the wreck.
US Coast Guard releases clip that ‘records the suspected acoustic signature’ of 2023 wreck that left five dead.
