"The full area being searched was twice the size of #Connecticut in waters as deep as 13,200 feet (4,020 meters). Captain Jamie Frederick of the First #Coast
Guard District said authorities were still holding out hope of saving the five passengers onboard." #OceanGate #Titan
More ships join search for missing #Titanic sub amid fears of dwindling #OxygenSupply
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20230622-more-ships-join-search-for-missing-titanic-sub-as-last-hours-of-oxygen-on-board-tick-away
The race against time to find a submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site entered a new phase of desperation on Thursday morning as the final hours of oxygen possibly left on board the tiny vessel ticked off the clock.
"The unmanned #robot can dive deeper than other equipment now at the site in the #NorthAtlantic and has arms that can be remotely controlled to cut cables or perform other manoeuvres to release a stuck vessel, the machine’s operator said." #Atalante #France #OceanGate #Titanic
More on #Victor6000, the French robot that is on its way to help find #Titan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/22/titanic-sub-live-updates-search-titan-missing-submarine-submersible-rescue-us-coast-guard-latest-news?page=with:block-649425fa8f08c081c5bb5eb0#block-649425fa8f08c081c5bb5eb0
"The co-founder of #OceanGate, the company that operates the missing sub, has broken his silence to say he believes the five crew members on board #Titan have 'longer than what most people think'." #Titanic
Missing crew have longer 'time window available' than others believe, says OceanGate co-founder
"The #USCoastGuard said Thursday that an underwater vessel has located a debris field near the #Titanic in the search for a missing #submersible with five people aboard, a potential breakthrough in the around-the-clock effort." #OceanGate #Titan
US Coast Guard says debris field found in search for missing #Titanic sub
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230622-%F0%9F%94%B4-us-coast-guard-says-debris-field-found-in-search-for-missing-titanic-sub
The US Coast Guard said Thursday that an underwater vessel has located a debris field near the Titanic in the search for a missing submersible with five people aboard, a potential breakthrough in the around-the-clock effort.
"Here are five key vessels involved in the search effort, either on the scene or on the way, according to the US and Canadian coast guards:" #OceanGate #Titanic
These 5 vessels are key to the search for the #Titan submersible
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/22/us/titanic-sub-search-rescue-fleets-intl-hnk/index.html
A rescue expert has said US Coast Guard officials would not “use phrases like debris field unless there’s no chance of recovery of the men alive”. #OceanGate #Titan #Titanic
The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a press briefing to discuss findings from the Horizon Arctic’s remotely operated vehicle near the Titanic this Thursday at 3:00 p.m. #OceanGate #Titanic #Titan
WHO: Rear Adm. John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, Capt. Jamie Frederick, the First Coast Guard District response coordinatorWHAT: The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a press
One of the eerie coincidences in the #OceanGate saga. #BooksOfMastodon
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"Futility is a novella written by Morgan Robertson and published first during 1898. It was revised as The Wreck of the #Titan in 1912. It features a fictional British ocean liner named Titan that sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg. The Titan and its sinking are famous for similarities to the passenger ship RMS #Titanic and its sinking 14 years later."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Titan:_Or,_Futility
"Rear Adm John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander says a remotely operated vehicle from #HorizonArctic discovered the tail cone of the #Titan sub approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the #Titanic on the seafloor.
The debris is 'consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber' , he says."
Here's my #TwilightZone question of the day.
As I understand it, the search pattern for #OceanGate's #Titan submersible was narrowed because Canada's CP-140 Aurora anti-submarine plane picked up the sounds of banging at regular 30 minute intervals. This pattern was detected for 2 days straight.
If, as experts have said, the Titan imploded quickly and probably shortly after launch - where did the banging sounds come from? #Titanic
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill
#Titanic film director #JamesCameron who has made 33 dives to the wreck site has responded to the news of #OceanGate #Titan’s submersible imploding.
Titanic director James Cameron: "I'm struck by the similarity" of both incidents
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/22/titanic-sub-live-updates-search-titan-missing-submarine-submersible-rescue-us-coast-guard-latest-news?page=with:block-6494abc88f08657ec7320fd1#block-6494abc88f08657ec7320fd1
#SalvatoreMercogliano, a history professor at #CampbellUniversity in #NorthCarolina who focuses on maritime history and policy compared deep-water operations as 'akin to where aviation was in the early 20th century.' "
#OceanGate #Titan #Titanic
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/titanic-sub-live-updates-us-navy-catastrophic-implosion-submarine-victims-titan-missing-submersible-latest-news?page=with:block-649525418f08657ec7321304#block-649525418f08657ec7321304
US Navy detected an ‘anomaly’ on Sunday and passed data to Coast Guard, according to multiple reports; five on board missing submersible remembered as ‘true explorers’
"#OceanGate founder and CEO #StocktonRush is married to Wendy Rush, the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus, who choose to remain onboard the sinking #Titanic together so that others could escape to safety in their place." #Titan
The wife of OceanGate's CEO is descended from a famous couple who died on the Titanic
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/22/1183704775/oceangate-stockton-rush-wife-titanic-movie-couple
US Navy detected an ‘anomaly’ on Sunday and passed data to Coast Guard, according to multiple reports; five on board missing submersible remembered as ‘true explorers’
Haas said the #Titanic taught the world about “the dangers of hubris and over-reliance on #technology”, adding “this expedition’s tragic ending has shown that these lessons remain to be learned”. #OceanGate #Titan
Ending human trips to Titanic should be seriously considered - heritage society
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/titanic-sub-live-updates-us-navy-catastrophic-implosion-submarine-victims-titan-missing-submersible-latest-news?page=with:block-649584328f08657ec732172f#block-649584328f08657ec732172f
In messages seen by the BBC, Rush described criticism of #Titan’s safety measures as “baseless lies” from “industry players” who were trying to stop “new entrants from entering their small existing market”. #Titanic
#OceanGate CEO dismissed warnings about sub's safety as 'baseless cries' - report
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/titanic-sub-live-updates-us-navy-catastrophic-implosion-submarine-victims-titan-missing-submersible-latest-news?page=with:block-6495c3178f08c081c5bb71bc#block-6495c3178f08c081c5bb71bc
This is just the beginning. #OceanGate is so screwed.
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#Canada launches investigation into #Titan tragedy
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has announced that it is launchsing an investigation into the loss of the Titan sub. #Titanic
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/titanic-sub-live-updates-us-navy-catastrophic-implosion-submarine-victims-titan-missing-submersible-latest-news?page=with:block-6495eac98f08c081c5bb73dc#block-6495eac98f08c081c5bb73dc
Bernard Cauvin, head of the Cite de la Mer maritime museum in Cherbourg, western France, said it was "a sad, sad, sad end for a giant of the deep".
Nargeolet "helped humanity understand this unknown world" of the deep sea and had "captivated everyone with his restraint, delicacy and humility," Cauvin added. #OceanGate #Titan #Titanic
Paul-Henri Nargeolet, France's 'Mr Titanic', hailed after submersible implosion
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230623-paul-henri-nargeolet-france-s-mr-titanic-hailed-after-submersible-implosion
A French submarine operator and daredevil deep-sea explorer dubbed "Mr Titanic", who died onboard a submersible visiting the wreck of the mythic ship, was hailed on Friday as having helped advance mankind's understanding of the "unknown world".
"A fake video attributed to Al Jazeera claimed Ukrainians were upset with the #Titan submersible crew for ‘wasting money’." #Titanic #OceanGate #Disinformation
‘Fake’ video of Ukrainians criticising Titan crew debunked
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/23/fake-video-of-ukrainians-criticising-titan-crew-debunked
"But what is often forgotten in the quest to descend to the ocean floor to see the #Titanic is that it is a #GraveSite, the last resting place of the 1,500 people who perished on that April night back in 1912.
This week, descendants of some of the Titanic survivors have expressed their horror that the wreck has been turned into a voyeuristic excursion for the super-wealthy." #OceanGate #Titan
Why the world remains gripped by Titanic fever
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/24/why-the-world-remains-gripped-by-titanic-fever
"The contrast between two tragedies at sea, the scale of efforts to rescue those in danger, and the global media response to both stories has stirred debate inside #Pakistan about national and international inequality, and the different values put on human lives."
Disbelief and anger among Greek shipwreck victims’ relatives as millions spent on #Titan rescue effort | #OceanGate #Titanic
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/25/disbelief-and-anger-among-greek-shipwreck-victims-relatives-as-millions-spent-on-titan-rescue-effort
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