Titan’s doomed mission
The Titan experimental submersible that imploded on a voyage to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people aboard, malfunctioned days before its final dive, a public inquiry has heard

ATLANTIC OCEAN
C A N A D A
500km 310 miles
U.S.
New York 
Boston

1 St. John’s
2 Boston Wreck of Titanic

Jun 12, 2023: Dive aborted after malfunction with ballast tank valve causes 45-degree-inversion with back bow facing upward. No injuries

Propulsion: 4 x electric thrusters
View port: 53cm wide

Length: 6.7m 
Weight: 10.4 tonnes

1 Jun 16: Titan’s support vessel MV Polar Prince sets sail from St John’s
2 Jun 18: Ship arrives near Titanic site
3 08.00 local time: Submersible starts two-hour dive to Titanic wreck
4 09.45: Polar Prince loses contact with Titan.U.S. Navy detects sounds “consistent with implosion" shortly after loss of contact
17.40: U.S. Coast Guard alerted – search and rescue mission begins
5 Jun 22: Robotic diving vehicle finds debris 300 metres from bow of Titanic

Hull:12.7cm thick carbon- fibre
Front titanium end cap recovered

3,800m

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Sources: Associated Press, Al Jazeera, OceanGate, TMZ
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