THE US Coast Guard is "taking precautions" in case human remains are discovered in the search for the remains of the destroyed Titan submersible.
Speaking in a press conference on Sunday, Coast Guard officials confirmed that the investigation into the OceanGate submersible is ongoing.
Captain Jason Neubauer, who is leading the investigation, told reporters: “I’m not getting into the details of the recovery operations but we are taking all precautions on site if we are to encounter any human remains.
“At this time, a priority of the investigation is to recover items from the sea floor.
“We have already mapped the accident site in the field so the other factors would be part of the investigation.”
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26th Jun 2023, 16:40 By Henry Moore
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26th Jun 2023, 16:30 By Henry Moore
University friends pay tribute to 19-year-old victim
Close friends of Suleman Dawood – who attended Strathclyde University – have paid tribute to the “incredibly generous and kind person.
Speaking to Sky, one of his friends Isaac said: “Suleman was not only an incredibly generous and kind person in the conventional sense, he also had a remarkable capacity for giving his time and empathy.
“Suleman embodied everything of a true friendship, he always displayed genuine concern for me and my friends, and was always there to give support.
“His presence in my life was a comforting reminder that someone truly cared for me and would be there with me through anything. The world has lost such a wonderful person and my love goes out to the Dawood family.”
26th Jun 2023, 16:00 By Henry Moore
I was ignored when I pointed out key design flaws in doomed Titanic sub – but there was an even more alarming problem
A deep sea explorer who claims Titan sub boss Stockton Rush ignored his safety fears has told how he was most alarmed by the "cavalier attitude" to the voyage.
Rob McCallum says he flagged a series of key design flaws to the OceanGate CEO after becoming concerned with his offhand approach.
The exploration expert, from New Zealand, believes there was a complete disregard for danger while Rush fostered a culture of silence in his company to spearhead the doomed voyage.
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TITAN TRAGEDY I was ignored when I pointed out key design flaws in doomed Titanic sub
26th Jun 2023, 15:30 By Henry Moore
Where was the Titanic built?
Work began on the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic in 1909 at a shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
It was one of three ships being built by Harland & Wolff and White Star Line in one their three dry docks.
The Thompson Dock – the largest of the three – was designed to accommodate the Titanic, and it is still open to visitors today.
It was built so workers could easily move around the outside of a ship without any water.
At the time, the Titanic was the largest passenger liner the world had ever seen.
Architect Alexander Carlisle was behind its design.
26th Jun 2023, 15:00 By Henry Moore
My great-grandmother survived the Titanic – she wouldn’t approve of imploded sub’s deadly trip to wreckage’s grave site
A relative of two Titanic survivors says the tragic implosion of a submarine near the ship's wreckage should be the catalyst for ending "obnoxious" tourist trips to see the doomed vessel - a notion her ancestors would've despised.
Shelley Binder's great-grandmother, Leak Aks, and her great-uncle, F. Phillip Aks, were among the 712 survivors of the infamous Titanic disaster of April 1912.
Read more here.
26th Jun 2023, 14:30 By Henry Moore
Shahzada’s interest in the Titanic
Shahzada Dawood and his son were among the five passengers on the Titan.
His sister Azmeh told NBC News that Shahzada had a great interest in the Titanic.
She recalled Shahzada meeting her husband and having him sit down for a four-hour documentary on the legendary sunken ship.
Azmeh also revealed that Shahzada loved going to museums to see artifacts from the Titanic, thus she wasn’t surprised when he purchased tickets for the OceanGate tour.
26th Jun 2023, 14:00 By Henry Moore
I gave up spot on Titanic sub for son who was killed alongside husband when vessel imploded – we may never get closure
The devastated mum of the teenager killed in the Titanic sub implosion, has revealed she gave up her space on the trip to her son.
Suleman Dawood, 19, tragically died alongside his dad Shahzada and three others in the OceanGate submersible after it imploded catastrophically last Sunday.
But Christine Dawood has now told how she was originally meant to go down to see the Titanic wreckage before the Covid pandemic hit.
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MUM'S AGONY I gave up spot on Titanic sub for my son who was killed when vessel imploded
26th Jun 2023, 13:30 By Henry Moore
How do I find the Titanic on Google Maps?
Google Maps coordinates let any web user see the exact spot where the tragedy occurred, revealing just how close the Titanic was to its final destination.
To find the Titanic’s grave site, do the following:
Head to Google Maps or Google Earth Type in the following coordinates: 41.7325° N, 49.9469° W Explore the area where the iceberg was when the Titanic struck
The exact sinking site is 13.2 miles away from the inaccurate coordinates given by the Titanic’s radio operators on the night of her sinking.
After the Titanic cracked in half, the bow and stern sections split from each other, now laying around a third of a mile apart.
26th Jun 2023, 13:00 By Henry Moore
One tiny fault could have led to the ‘catastrophic’ implosion
One tiny fault with the Titan sub could have led to the “catastrophic” implosion that crushed five crew on board, an expert has revealed.
Investigators are facing the grim task of trying to piece together what went wrong with the doomed OceanGate vessel.
Maritime historian Dr Sal Mercogliano, from North Carolina Campbell University, said the “unforgiving” ocean only needed to find a single “weak point” in the construction of the sub.
“Unfortunately, at that depth where you have pressure, that’s 380 times what you have at the earth’s surface,” he said.
“That little deformity, that flaw, will lead to catastrophic results.”
26th Jun 2023, 12:30 By Henry Moore
Investigation 'taking precautions' in case human remains are discovered
Coast Guard officials have said they are "taking precautions" in case human remains are discovered on the sea bed.
Captain Jason Neubauer, who is leading the investigation, told reporters: "I'm not getting into the details of the recovery operations but we are taking all precautions on site if we are to encounter any human remains.
"At this time, a priority of the investigation is to recover items from the sea floor.
"We have already mapped the accident site in the field so the other factors would be part of the investigation."
26th Jun 2023, 12:00 By Henry Moore
YouTube star reveals he was invited to go on Titanic submarine trip
MrBeast, who has shot to fame making content on YouTube, has revealed he almost took part in a submarine trip down to the Titanic.
Taking to Twitter, he shared a snap of the invite.
MrBeast wrote: "I was invited earlier this month to ride the Titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it."
I was invited earlier this month to ride the titanic submarine, I said no. Kind of scary that I could have been on it pic.twitter.com/bQUnaRiczA
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) June 25, 2023
26th Jun 2023, 11:30 By Henry Moore
Will the bodies of the passengers be found?
It’s highly unlikely that any remains from the five passengers on board the Titan will be found.
Disaster medicine expert at Florida International University, Aileen Marty, told CNN: “There would be virtually nothing. They’re very unlikely to find anything there of human tissue.”
It comes as the Titan sub suffered a “catastrophic implosion” and the US Coast Guard “don’t have an answer” as to whether they’ll find anything.
26th Jun 2023, 11:00 By Henry Moore
US Coast Guard reveals top priority for Titan sub investigation
Speaking in a press conference on Sunday, the US Coast Guard discussed its top priority for its investigation into last week's events.
Captain Jason Neubauer, who is leading the investigation, told reporters: "I'm not getting into the details of the recovery operations but we are taking all precautions on site if we are to encounter any human remains.
"At this time, a priority of the investigation is to recover items from the sea floor."
26th Jun 2023, 10:30 By Henry Moore
Where was the Titanic built?
Work began on the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic in 1909 at a shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
It was one of three ships being built by Harland & Wolff and White Star Line in one their three dry docks.
The Thompson Dock – the largest of the three – was designed to accommodate the Titanic, and it is still open to visitors today.
It was built so workers could easily move around the outside of a ship without any water.
At the time, the Titanic was the largest passenger liner the world had ever seen.
Architect Alexander Carlisle was behind its design.
26th Jun 2023, 10:00 By Louis Allwood
How much did the Titanic submarine cost to build?
Passengers on board the sub had to pay ￡250,000 to take the trip, but a man who helped build it claimed it was constructed with inexpensive tech.
As reported by MailOnline, Doug Virnig helped with the development of OceanGate’s Titan and has since claimed it was deliberately designed with low-tech.
The former employee also claimed the ￡250,000 seat price was to fund research rather than help build a career in adventure tourism.
The vessel measures 6.7 metres, about the size of a minivan and was built using carbon fibre and titanium which made it lighter than other subs.
26th Jun 2023, 09:31 By Louis Allwood
Titan sub victim was a ‘genuinely lovely man’
Titan sub victim Shahzada Dawood was a “genuinely lovely man”, a friend has said.
“Shahzada was a genuinely lovely man,” Richard Hawkes said, reports the BBC.
“He was actively interested in the work we’re doing, what changes we’re making and what he could do to make things better and that’s how I will remember him.
“Everybody at the BAT is absolutely devastated.”
26th Jun 2023, 09:00 By Louis Allwood
Father and son pulled out of Titanic tour
Investor Jay Bloom and his son Sean have told CNN how they pulled out of the Titanic tour that OceanGate’s submersible offers those interested.
Sean, 20, said how he “saw a lot of red flags” as he assumed that the submersible couldn’t “survive going that low into the ocean.”
He warned his dad Jay who agreed with him and spoke on how “surreal” it felt to learn about the tragic news.
He said: “The most haunting thing about it is when you look at the news, hopping on my laptop and social media, television, it was everywhere.”
Recalling the time OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush met with him to speak about the expedition: “I started to think about it. He’s coming in on a two-seater experimental plane to pitch me to go on a five-seater experimental sub that he has built down to the ocean floor to see the Titanic.
“He has a different risk appetite than I do. I’m a pilot. I have my helicopter pilots license. I would not get into an experimental aircraft. All I could see when I saw that father and son was myself and my son, that could’ve been us.”
26th Jun 2023, 08:31 By Louis Allwood
Will the bodies of the passengers be found?
It’s highly unlikely that any remains from the five passengers on board the Titan will be found.
Disaster medicine expert at Florida International University, Aileen Marty, told CNN: “There would be virtually nothing. They’re very unlikely to find anything there of human tissue.”
It comes as the Titan sub suffered a “catastrophic implosion” and the US Coast Guard “don’t have an answer” as to whether they’ll find anything.
26th Jun 2023, 08:00 By Shanine Bruder
One tiny fault could have led to the ‘catastrophic’ implosion
One tiny fault with the Titan sub could have led to the “catastrophic” implosion that crushed five crew on board, an expert has revealed.
Investigators are facing the grim task of trying to piece together what went wrong with the doomed OceanGate vessel.
Maritime historian Dr Sal Mercogliano, from North Carolina Campbell University, said the “unforgiving” ocean only needed to find a single “weak point” in the construction of the sub.
“Unfortunately, at that depth where you have pressure, that’s 380 times what you have at the earth’s surface,” he said.
“That little deformity, that flaw, will lead to catastrophic results.”
26th Jun 2023, 07:00 By Shanine Bruder
What made the Titanic ‘unsinkable’
On April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg on its journey to New York City.
Prior to taking on passengers, the 883 feet long ship was considered unsinkable because four of its 16 components “could be flooded without causing a critical loss of buoyancy,” according to History.com.
Initially, the company that owns the Titanic, White Star Line, claimed the ship was “designed to be unsinkable,” according to their brochure.
Media outlets then advanced the narrative that it was, making passengers believe it to be true.
Titanic passenger, Margaret Devaney said: “I took passage on the Titanic for I thought it would be a safe steamship and I had heard it could not sink.”
26th Jun 2023, 06:30 By Louis Allwood
Who is Hamish Harding’s wife, Linda?
Businessman Hamish Harding was married to his wife, Linda, before it was announced he and the other passengers on the missing Titan are believed to be dead.
On Thursday, June 22, 2023, OceanGate announced the likely death of its CEO, Stockton Rush, along with the remaining passengers.
“We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost,” the statement reads.
This announcement comes following the discovery of a debris field near the Titanic wreckage.
Linda and Hamish Harding were based in the UAE together, where Hamish ran a commercial and private aircraft company known as Action Aviation.
The couple shared two sons, Rory and Giles.
Linda also has a daughter named Lauren and a son called Brian.
26th Jun 2023, 06:00 By Shanine Bruder
Stockton Rush’s view on safety
Titanic sub CEO Stockton Rush previously claimed there should be “limits” to safety precautions.
Mr Rush said in an interview with CBS last year: “You know, at some point, safety is just a pure waste.
“I mean, if you just want to be safe, don’t get out of bed, don’t get in your car, don’t do anything. At some point, you’re going to take some risk, and it really is a risk-reward question.
“I think I can do this just as safely while breaking the rules.”
26th Jun 2023, 05:00 By Shanine Bruder
Family of Hamish Harding pay tribute
Hamish’s sons Rory and Giles have released heartbreaking statements.
One son said: ”My dad was a tenacious, hard-working businessman but most importantly, he was the best father I could have ever asked for.
”He inspired me more than anyone will ever know. My life will be a success if I’m even half the man he is. My dad is gone but I will never forget him.”
The other added: ”The world is so much less without his larger-than-life presence and optimistic spirit.”
26th Jun 2023, 04:00 By Shanine Bruder
Poignant moment ship which carried doomed Titanic sub returns to port
The ship which carried the Titan sub and its passengers returned to shore on Saturday.
An investigation is now under way.
Police and safety experts boarded the Polar Prince shortly after it docked in Newfoundland, Canada.
They will ask about safety operations and why the alarm was not raised until eight hours after contact with the submersible was lost.
The launching platform from which the 22ft sub was dropped was also taken into the harbour and is likely to be examined.
26th Jun 2023, 03:00 By Shanine Bruder
Will the bodies of the passengers be found?
It’s highly unlikely that any remains from the five passengers on board the Titan will be found.
Disaster medicine expert at Florida International University, Aileen Marty, told CNN: “There would be virtually nothing. They’re very unlikely to find anything there of human tissue.”
It comes as the Titan sub suffered a “catastrophic implosion” and the US Coast Guard “don’t have an answer” as to whether they’ll find anything.
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