A new visual recreation of the Titan submersible’s ill-fated journey was released by the US Coast Guard on Monday, September 16, on the first day of the public hearing into the vessel’s 2023 implosion.
The model animation shows the Polar Prince departing from Newfoundland, Canada, on June 16, 2023, and traveling approximately 400 nautical miles (740 km) to the location of the Titanic wreck, where it arrived two days later.
The recreation then shows the Titan submersible being released and beginning its descent to the wreck site, while crew on board exchange text messages with the Polar Prince.
A message sent from the Titan at 10:12 am reads “lost system [and] chat settings”, before another at 10:14 am says “all good here.”
The last message sent by the Titan at 10:47 am reads “dropped two wts” [weights].
Communication and tracking of the Titan was lost moments later, one hour and 45 minutes into its descent.
The US Coast Guard convened a Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) to determine the causes of the Titan submersible’s loss.
The public hearing began on September 16 in Charleston, South Carolina, and was scheduled to hear from 24 witnesses, including 10 OceanGate employees, over an estimated two weeks. Credit: US Coast Guard via Storyful
