Titanic submarine: What happened?
The family of the British billionaire and teenager who died aboard the Titanic sub was on his mother ship when the tragedy occurred.
Suleman Dawood, 19, and his father Shahzada, were among the five people aboard the OceanGate Titan submersible that died during a “catastrophic implosion” as it descended into the sinking ocean liner in the Atlantic Ocean last year. week.
Christine Dawood and her 17-year-old daughter, Alina, were on the Polar Prince, the sub’s support vessel, when the Titan lost communication and was never heard from again, she told the BBC .
Youtuber James Donaldson, best known as MrBeast, revealed that he was invited to the OceanGate Titanic expedition tour that exploded last week, killing all five of its passengers.
“I was invited earlier this month to ride the [T]itanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary I can do it,” Mr Donaldson tweeted.
The Coast Guard announced that debris from the river was located approximately 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) underwater and 1,600 feet away from the Titanic wreckage.
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Mother of teenage Titanic submarine victim shares her last moments with her son
The mother of a teenager who died on the Titan submersible has shared the last words she exchanged with her son.
Suleman Dawood, 19, and his father Shahzada Dawood, died aboard the submarine along with three other passengers: OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush, British businessman Hamish Harding, 58, and famous French diver Paul -Henry Nargeolet, 77.
Christine Dawood was aboard the submersible support vessel her daughter was accompanying when she realized the ship had lost communication.
In her first interview, Ms Dawood described the last moments she shared with her son.
“We just hugged, and joked really.”
Mother of teenage Titanic submarine victim shares her last moments with her son
The mother of a teenager who died on the Titan submersible has shared the last words she exchanged with her son. Suleman Dawood, 19, and his father Shahzada Dawood, died aboard the submarine along with three other passengers: OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush, British businessman Hamish Harding, 58, and famous French diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77. Christine Dawood was on the submersible’s support ship accompanied by her daughter when she learned that communication with the ship had been lost. In her first interview, Ms Dawood described the last moments she shared with her son. “We just hugged, and joked really.”
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 June 2023 10:52
US Coast Guard denies images ‘showing sinking of Titan’
Photos circulating on the internet, which netizens claimed showed the remains of the Titan submersible at OceanGate, have been debunked.
The US Coast Guard confirmed to the Associated Press that there are no public images of the wreck so far.
Two of the images that are said to show the debris of the Titan are from the remains of the Titanic itself and were taken in 2004.
Andrea Blanco26 June 2023 10:00
Watch: The mother of the Teenage Titanic submersible victim shares the last words she shared with her son
Christine Dawood, the mother of 19-year-old Suleman Dawood who died along with his father and three others aboard the Titan submersible, shared their last conversation.
The mother of the victim of the submersible Titanic teenager shared the last words she shared with her son
Maryam Zakir-Hussain26 June 2023 09:47
Will OceanGate face legal action?
Before starting the trip, the five passengers signed a liability waiver accepting that it could result in death.
However, despite this, the waiver may not protect OceanGate from potential lawsuits by the victims’ families.
Timothy E Allen, a lawyer and former Secret Service agent, said in a statement on The Independent that the waivers do not protect the company in case of defects in the sub.
“Submarines operate in a high-pressure environment, and any errors or weaknesses in construction, design, or materials used can lead to catastrophic failures such as implosion,” said he.
“If it can be established that the implosion was caused by inherent mechanical or engineering defects in the submarine, the responsible party may be held liable, even if a waiver is signed.”
Andrea Blanco26 June 2023 09:00
Bodies of missing Titanic passengers ‘irretrievable’
The bodies of five passengers aboard the Titanic sub lost in a “catastrophic implosion” near the sinking may never be recovered from the Atlantic, the US Coast Guard said.
The OceanGate Titan’s pressure chamber was found among other debris, approximately 1,600ft from the Titanic’s bow on the sea floor by a remote operated vehicle (ROV) on Thursday.
“It’s an incredibly unforgiving environment out there on the seabed. The debris is consistent with a catastrophic ship explosion. We’ll continue to work and search the area below but I don’t have an answer to the prospects at this time, ” said Rear Admiral John Mauger of the US Coast Guard.
Alisha Rahman Sarkar26 June 2023 08:30
Youtube star MrBeast reveals he was asked to go on the OceanGate tour before the tragedy
Andrea Blanco26 June 2023 08:00
Titanic ‘returns to Netflix’ on July 1
The 1997 blockbuster Titanic returns to Netflix in July – just a few weeks after a disastrous expedition to a shipwreck on the ocean floor.
The movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet will return to the streaming platform on July 1, according to HuffPost, along with nearly 100 other titles.
It is unclear whether the decision to add Titanic was made before or after the Titan submersible tragedy this week but some on social media suggested that Netflix “could have chosen a better time” and suggested that the company is taking over of the tragedy to increase viewing figures. .
Alisha Rahman Sarkar26 June 2023 07:30
A British billionaire, father and son and famous diver: Who was on the Titanic submarine?
The pilot and four passengers of the Titan submersible that disappeared during a mission to explore the Titanic wreckage are presumed dead, authorities said.
British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, UK citizens Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood, French national Paul-Henri Nargeolet and the chief executive of OceanGate Expeditions who Stockton Rush is “sadly missing”, the company announced.
Andrea Blanco26 June 2023 07:00
US Coast Guard investigating the cause of the Titanic sub implosion
The US Coast Guard announced yesterday that they are investigating the cause of the underwater explosion of a tourist submersible that killed all five people on board while diving the Titanic wreck.
The announcement comes a day after Canada’s Transportation Safety Board said it was conducting its own investigation into the Titan explosion, raising questions about the unregulated nature of such expeditions.
“My main goal is to prevent a similar event by making the necessary recommendations to improve the safety of the maritime domain around the world,” Captain Jason Neubauer, the chief investigator of the coast guard said.
The coast guard opened what it called a marine board investigation on Friday, Mr Neubauer said, and was working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to recover evidence, including a salvage operation at the debris site on the sea floor.
Alisha Rahman Sarkar26 June 2023 06:30
