One of the shocking final text messages from the crew of the Titan submersible was revealed at the hearing.
The crew Heading The wreckage of the Titanic, whose submarine imploded in June 2023, killing five crew members, was discovered Monday, The Associated Press reported.
The news comes amid a planned two-week hearing with the U.S. Coast Guard.
“One of the final messages sent by the Titan's crew to the support ship Polar Prince before the submersible exploded read, 'We're OK,'” the media outlet reported.
According to Breitbart News, a recording of a mysterious bang echoing across the Atlantic Ocean was reported in February shortly after communication with OceanGate's Titan submersible was lost.
“Two days after losing contact en route to the wreck of the Titanic, crew members were searching for the underwater vessel when they heard a knock,” the news agency reported.
At a hearing in North Charleston, South Carolina, Coast Guard representatives said the Titan's hull had never been inspected by a third party and had been in storage, exposed to weather and the elements, for several months before the accident.
“The ongoing Marine Investigation Board is the highest-level investigation into a maritime casualty conducted by the Coast Guard. Once the hearings are completed, a recommendation will be submitted to the Coast Guard Commandant,” the Associated Press article reported.
Those killed in the tragedy were OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush, Titanic explorer Paul-Henri Narjolet, Shahzada Daoud and her 19-year-old son Suleiman Daoud, and British adventurer Hamish Harding.
According to New York PostThe Titan submersible had over 100 instruments on board. problem A few years before the incident:
In October 2023, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that additional “presumed human remains” had been found on the ocean floor after the submersible's implosion, according to Breitbart News.
