OceanGate Titanic Expedition
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| Date | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2021-2023 |
| Location | North Atlantic Ocean, near the wreck of the Titanic |
The OceanGate Titanic Expedition was a chartered adventure tourism expedition to the wreck of RMS Titanic in the North Atlantic. It is operated by OceanGate, Inc. through OceanGate Expeditions, aboard a submarine tender and oceanographic mothership to the ocean above the wrecksite, and the 5-occupant deep submergence vehicle submarine OceanGate Titan to the wreck itself, some 4 km (2.5 mi) below the surface.[1] Trip tickets on the expeditions are some $250,000 USD as a mission support fee, and passengers are counted as mission specialists.[2][3]
Expeditions[edit]
2021[edit]
OceanGate launched an expedition to the Titanic in 2021. At least one of the dive missions did not succeed, as the crew was stuck on the ocean floor after the ballast released system did not release, and they waited for it to emergency release and return to the surface, ending the mission. This mission lasted some 20 hours, with 5 hours stuck on the seafloor.[2] 20-some dives were conducted during the expedition.[4]
2022[edit]
OceanGate claimed in court filings that 28 persons visited the Titanic in 2022. [5][6]
OceanGate launched an expedition to the Titanic in 2022. One of the dive missions lasted some 20 hours, and was successful in reaching the Titanic.[2] Another dive mission was not successful, as the Titan lost communications with the surface ship, and could not find Titanic. Journalist David Pogue was onboard for this mission.[7]
June 2023[edit]
In June 2023, OceanGate launched the third Titanic Expedition. Communications were lost with the DSV.[8]
Accidents and incidents[edit]
June 2023[edit]
In June 2023, communications were lost by the surface tender Polar Prince with the submersible Titan, prompting a search-and-rescue operation by the Canadian Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, and private rescue services contracted by OceanGate.[9][1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "3:00 pm". CTV News Channel with Lois Lee. 19 June 2023. CTV News Channel.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gordon McIntyre (20 June 2023). "B.C. businessman Ron Toigo visited Titanic in same mini-sub now missing". Vancouver Sun.
- ↑ Nouran Salahieh; Eric Levenson; Priscilla Alvarez; Ray Sanchez (21 June 2023). "Banging sounds heard during Titan search, according to internal US government memo". CNN.
- ↑ "22nd of June 2023". The Lead with Jake Tapper. 22 June 2023. CNN.
- ↑ Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas; Gross, Jenny; Betts, Anna (2023-06-20). "OceanGate Was Warned of Potential for 'Catastrophic' Problems With Titanic Mission". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ "Deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage reported missing, search underway". AP NEWS. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ Kate Whitfield (20 June 2023). "Man who spent hours lost on same Titanic sub reveals things that could 'really go wrong'". Express.
- ↑ Ben Finley; Holly Ramer (20 June 2023). "In race against clock, expanding fleet of ships searches for sub lost near Titanic wreck". CP24. Associated Press.
- ↑ "'We just pray that everyone is OK': Search continues for missing Titanic-bound submersible". CBC News. CBC. 19 June 2023.
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