As many of you will recall, back on June 2023 the submersible Titan imploded as it was near the Titanic wreck. The implosion killed five people. The NTSB issued its report on October 2. Here are the key findings.
Titan likely sustained damage in earlier dives that weakened the vessel leading to the implosion.
2. The engineering process to construct the submersible was inadequate allowing anomalies into the carbon fiber composite that failed to meet proper strength and durability requirements. OceanGate failed to properly test Titan and was unaware of its actual strength and durability not realizing how the vessel was stored and towed could be affected by these operations. Further its real time monitoring of the vessel was flawed not informing it was damaged after an earlier dive.
3. Emergency assets would have been available quicker if OceanGate had followed certain protocols. They did not implement guidance from a circular issued by the Coast Guard that would have had emergency response nearby resulting in the Titan being found sooner.
4. NTSB found criticism of the U.S. Coast Guard’s reaction to the implosion unwarranted. OceanGate failed to notify them of its planned expedition. Their efforts in the search and discovery of the Titan wreckage were both effective and timely.
5. The current guidance on U.S. small passenger vessels of this type is insufficient. NTSB recommends that current international standards be adopted for consistent design, construction and operation of these vessels.
?The implosion was not the result of one fatal error but a combination of factors that led to the tragic implosion. Hull failure occurred because of OceanGate’s flawed engineering process which did not determine actual strength and durability of the carbon fiber composite vessel. Further an unknown internal damage occurred as well that led to the buckling and the implosion. Contributing were conflicting guidance between U.S. and international standards on the operation of these vessels and insufficient U.S. small passenger vessel regulations. OceanGate’s own pressure monitoring system data was flawed allowing continued operation of a damaged vessel.
The upshot from both the earlier U.S. Coast Guard report and this one from NTSB is that implementation of construction, safety, and operation standards must be implemented to ensure such vessels operate safely. They recommend the Coast Guard create a commission to do this and work with international bodies to make sure these standards are implemented. Until this is done, deep dives like this will probably will not occur.
Coast Guard Standard (not the same as used for law enforcement) 1964. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
The United States Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigations released its report on the Titan submersible implosion in 2023. The report found that the company failed to follow engineering and safety protocols for the use of the submersible. It also criticized OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush for his failures to use such protocols, the firing of those who were critical of the vessel design or lack of safety protocols and evading regulatory scrutiny.
“For several years preceding the incident, OceanGate leveraged intimidation tactics, allowances for scientific operations, and the company’s favorable reputation to evade regulatory scrutiny. By strategically creating and exploiting regulatory confusion and oversight challenges, OceanGate was ultimately able to operate TITAN completely outside of the established deep-sea protocols, which had historically contributed to a strong safety record for commercial submersibles. The lack of both third-party oversight and experienced OceanGate employees on staff during their 2023 TITAN operations allowed OceanGate’s Chief Executive Officer to completely ignore vital inspections, data analyses, and preventative maintenance procedures, culminating in a catastrophic event.”
The report concludes that the accident was preventable. Jason Neubauer, chair of the marine inquiry states: “The two-year investigation has identified multiple contributing factors that led to this tragedy, providing valuable lessons learned to prevent a future occurrence. There is a need for stronger oversight and clear options for operators who are exploring new concepts outside of the existing regulatory framework. I am optimistic the ROI’s findings and recommendations will help improve awareness of the risks and the importance of proper oversight while still providing a pathway for innovation.”
The report recommended the many actions to prevent such an occurrence happening again. Some of them are:
Establish industry working group to provide better guidance on the rules for classifying and certifying submersibles.
Regulatory oversight of submersibles that perform oceanographic research operations. All submersibles of this kind must meet existing inspected passenger vessel requirements.
Current holders of submersible designations will have those designations revoked so that they now comply with passenger vessel requirements.
Coast Guard will need to review and update policy on surface vessels not subject to inspection regarding submersible operations. These ships must comply with all the rules and regulations regarding the operation of submersibles with annual attestations. The owners and operators of these vessels that operate outside of the area they originally applied for must obtain a new letter of designation from the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard needs to make regulations clear as to what constitutes a legally chartered submersible operation and who is inside in addition to its operation. Currently scientific personnel are defined differently than civilians.
New regulation that will require all submersibles manufactured, owed, or operated by a US entity (including any submersible operating in U.S. waters) carrying anyone other than the owner to be built to standards set by the US Coast Guard and maintained under those standards.
Vessel documentation requirements for U.S. submersibles that conduct commercial or scientific operations to obtain Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation which will then be properly recorded with its number into a database. This will allow the Coast Guard awareness of the submersible fleet registered and in operation in the United States. The federal government would take over the registration of these submersibles (commercial and scientific) from states.
Require review of Coast Guard Marine Safety Manual to close regulatory gaps regarding the use of submersibles, and to resolve conflicts where one policy guidance conflicts with another. For example, one guidance can allow a recreational submersible to have six people aboard but conflicts with another requirement. Also close any regulatory gaps which allow circumvention of inspection and safety protocols.
Establish better procedures so that when OSHA is notified of a safety issue that the Coast Guard will be able to intervene immediately.
Coast Guard needs to add resources and expertise in handling issues related to ships of novel design.
Evaluate procedures with US Navy and others as to readiness for both domestic and international situations regarding submersibles needing assistance.
Work to develop with international organizations to define “passenger submersibles” so that a mandatory international standard is created.
Coast Guard implement a new mandate for enhanced communications for all submarines and submersibles conducting commercial or scientific operations. Such vessels must have the ability to report emergencies and have contingencies in place to contact surface vessels with voice communications.
Requirement that operation of submersibles for commercial or scientific operations that Coast Guard be notified. Notification must include the dive plan, emergency response, and water depth.
The Coast Guard did not issue any fines or sanctions against OceanGate since the company has ceased doing business.
Screenshot of photo at Teeside Live “Charming North East hotel with dining room full of Titanic fixtures” 28 June 2025
The White Swan Hotel in Alnwick, Northumberland, has a stunning dining room that’s home to furniture from the first class lounge of the ill-fated Titanic’s sister ship, the RMS Olympic. The White Swan has recently been spotlighted by the explorative website Atlas Obscura, known for uncovering hidden gems perfect for dining experiences. In its review of the Olympic Suite, the site stated: “This dining room is widely believed to be so similar to the Titanic’s that it has been used in films to represent the famous ship. In fact, when now-retired U.S. Navy officer Robert Ballard found fittings around the Titanic wreck, he used the lounge at the White Swan as a reference.
Including the Snyders, there were 35 passengers aboard the Titanic “known to be journeying — or in some way connected — to Minnesota,” historian Christopher Welter wrote in a 2007 Minnesota History article. They came from a wide range of backgrounds, and included immigrants from Sweden, Finland and Norway who were traveling in steerage to join family or find work in Minnesota. Of all the first-, second- and third-class passengers with Minnesota ties, 16 survived, Welter wrote.
Coe Hall seen from the side. GK tramrunner229 via Wikimedia Commons
In the village of Upper Brookville on Long Island, New York, you can step back 100 years — all you need to do is enter the Planting Fields Arboretum, a 409-acre state park that houses an expansive mansion, multiple greenhouses, gardens, and a tea house straight out of a fairy tale. The mansion, Coe Hall, was built by William Robertson Coe, an executive who succeeded in the insurance and railroad businesses, and his wife, Mai Rogers, an heiress to a fortune built on Standard Oil money. In fact, Coe was the president of the company that brokered the insurance for the hull of what was known as an unsinkable ship: the Titanic. He was even booked on the return voyage of the Titanic from New York City to England, per the Long Island Press.
A game called Titanic Escape Simulator has been making waves from the moment screenshots of it began to spread online. However, the dev has pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes on this one: None of the screenshots on the store page for this game are real. They’re all AI. It has an official store page and a pending release window of 2026, but every single screenshot for the game is AI generated and almost no one has noticed. There are posts with hundreds of thousands of likes about this game that have people believing the screenshots they’re looking at are in-game footage and not AI.
Herbert Haddock (first captain of RMS Titanic), circa 1930-1940 Source Genemeet via Wikimedia Commons Original photo owned by family and used here for informational purposes.
Emma Stevens and Vicky Smith, who call themselves the Graveside Sisters, started cleaning graves in Hampshire cemeteries during lockdown. The pair, who came up with the idea during a walk through a cemetery, now run a fully-fledged grave restoration business. At the request of the British Titanic Society, they recently cleaned the grave of Captain Herbert Haddock, who died in Southampton on 4 October 1946. The society said it tried to contact his family ahead of commissioning the sisters but believes there are no surviving relatives. Captain Herbert sailed the Titanic from Belfast to Southampton from March 25 to 31 in 1912.
Orlando unveiled one of the rarest artifacts recovered from the ship’s wrecksite, the Black Glass Necklace, marking its first-ever public debut since 1912. In addition to revealing the Black Glass Necklace, Tomasina Ray, President and Director of Collections of RMS Titanic, Inc. (RMST), and conservators at EverGreene led a live conservation demonstration of the two-ton section of the ship’s hull, Little Piece.
The newly conserved necklace was found and recovered in individual pieces and small fragments during RMST’s 2000 expedition. Upon inspection, this artifact revealed itself slowly through careful excavation from a recovered concretion: a hard, solid mass formed from several objects being physically and chemically fused due to the environmental conditions and immense pressure found at the wrecksite. Featuring black glass heart-shaped and octagonal beads woven in an intricate pattern, this necklace provides insight into the wrecksite’s environment and the ocean’s effects on material
Taking place from July 31 to August 24 at the Exchange Hall in Manchester Central, the Titanic Exhibition traces the liner’s short history from its construction at Harland & Wolff in Belfast to its unexpected sinking on its maiden voyage and eventual discovery at the bottom of the Atlantic. Both captains of the ships closest to the tragedy in April 1912 were Boltonians, with the skipper of the RMS Carpathia, Arthur Rostron, ordering his vessel to steam through the North Atlantic ice field towards the stricken boat.
Nearly two years after the catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible claimed five lives during a descent to the Titanic wreck, the incident continues to shake the deep-sea exploration industry. The June 18, 2023, tragedy has sparked an international push for stricter regulation and oversight of commercial underwater expeditions. Investigators confirmed that Titan’s pressure vessel was made of carbon fibre, a material that experts say is vulnerable to stress degradation at extreme ocean depths. Industry-standard submersibles typically use titanium or steel to withstand intense pressure. Its observation window, certified only for 1,300 metres, fell far short of the Titanic site’s depth. Titan also lacked approval from any recognized maritime safety organization.
Their final act of unity was captured in James Cameron’s cinematic masterpiece, Titanic, showing an elderly couple embracing as the ship went down. In a remarkable twist of fate, Wendy Rush, the wife of the late Titan inventor Stockton Rush, is revealed to be the great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus
A gold pocket watch connects a Lake Michigan beach town to an English port town. It’s a homecoming 165 years in the making, weaving invisible strings between a British parliament member, a deadly shipwreck, treasure hunters and Michigan’s foremost expert on the ‘Titanic of the Great Lakes.’ The pocket watch was preserved underwater in the wreckage of the Great Lakes deadliest shipwreck for decades. This spring, it made its way home to England, hand delivered by a Michigan historian who has been studying the shipwreck for more than 30 years.
On June 16, 2023, OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush and four other passengers left the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, for the thrill of a lifetime—a submersible dive to the sunken Titanic. Tragically, none of them returned to shore. “They knew what they were getting into,” OceanGate cofounder Guillermo Söhnlein said. “And yeah, and it’s just, it’s a sad thing that they died doing something that they were passionate about.”
On display for now at the Pigeon Forge museum are a pocket watch recovered with Isidor Straus’ body and a letter written by his wife, Ida Straus, while aboard the RMS Titanic. Isidor was a co-owner of Macy’s department store. Ida sacrificed a seat on a lifeboat to remain on the ship with her husband until it sank. Only Isidor’s body was recovered. “It’s better than the Jack and Rose (story from the 1997 movie ‘Titanic’),” museum curator Paul Burns told Knox News.
Lord, Walter, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, Holt Rinehart and Winston, New York, New York, 1955. Multiple revisions and reprints, notably Illustrated editions (1976,1977,1978 etc.)
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In the Netflix documentary “Titan: The OceanGate Disaster,” director Mark Monroe claims the implosion was due to OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush’s cost-cutting. Interviews reveal Stockton used carbon fiber instead of titanium, ignored reports of it snapping, and skipped third-party inspections to save money. The Coast Guard’s report is unreleased. Audio of the implosion surfaced in February, and another recording, capturing Stockton’s wife hearing the implosion during the dive, emerged in May.
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The wife of OceanGate’s doomed CEO unknowingly heard and reacted to the moment her husband’s Titan submersible fatally imploded while monitoring the private Titanic exploration on a separate ship, newly released audio reveals. Stockton Rush’s wife, OceanGate director Wendy Rush, was listening to audio from the submersible’s support ship along with other crew members when a “distinguishable” popping noise played over their sound system.
Over a century after the Titanic sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic, we’re still uncovering pieces of its story. And now, thanks to some jaw-dropping tech, we’re closer than ever to understanding what really happened during those final, chaotic hours. A new digital reconstruction built using over 700,000 underwater images has created the most detailed 3D model of the Titanic wreck to date. And trust us, it’s changing everything we thought we knew.
Newly released video contains a sound investigators believe is the moment the Titan submersible imploded as it dove on the wreck of the Titanic nearly two years ago. The June 18, 2023 implosion claimed the lives of five people, including OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush, who was pilot of the submersible. In the video submitted to the United States Coast Guard by OceanGate , Rush’s wife, Wendy Rush, and Gary Foss — both members of the submersible’s tracking team — are shown in front of computer screens in the pilothouse of Titan’s support vessel Polar Prince.Shortly into the video a noise can be heard, prompting Wendy Rush to turn to Foss and say: “What was that bang?”
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Collapsible lifeboat D photographed by passenger on Carpathia on the morning of 15 April 1912. Public Domain(Wikipedia)
Among those survivors were six Chinese seamen: Ah Lam, Chang Chip, Cheong Foo, Fang Lang (also known as Fong Wing Sun), Lee Bing and Ling Hee. Their survival defied overwhelming odds, but their stories were quickly buried beneath prejudice and xenophobia, according to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Within 24 hours of reaching New York, the men were expelled from the United States under the Chinese Exclusion Act. For decades, their lives and experiences went unrecognized. That is until author and historian Steven Schwankert’s years of investigation — including interviews with descendants and global archival research — led to the rediscovery of their forgotten legacy.
It came as a shock to Tom in 2003, almost two decades after his father had passed, when a relative told him his father had survived the most famous shipwreck ever: the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. Wing Sun was one of eight Chinese men onboard the ship. He did not make it on to any of the ship’s lifeboats while they were launching, and instead he ended up in the frigid waters. He miraculously survived when he came across a piece of wood — perhaps a table or a door — that he was able to hoist himself up onto and tie himself to with his belt. A lifeboat later rescued him. The Chinese Exclusion Act was in effect at the time and none of the Chinese survivors were allowed into the United States when they arrived in New York — they went on to other ships to work. Wing Sun worked for another eight years on ships before settling in Chicago and Milwaukee. He passed away in 1986.
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Diana of Versailles bronze statue. It was on the fireplace mantel in the First Class Lounge. It was last seen in 1986 but subsequent expeditions could not find it until now. Image: RMS Titanic, Inc ®
When Titanic sank in April 1912, undoubtedly the highest cost was the more than 1,500 people who perished in the disaster on the Atlantic Ocean. But with the prestige of its maiden voyage attracting wealthy clientele, there was also a huge number of treasures on board. Hilary Mitchell reveals the historical riches lost to the sea – from ancient trinkets to Victorian art valued as the most valuable of its day.
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The Coast Guard hearing into the Titan submersible catastrophe has concluded. The hearing revealed interesting details about the company, Rush Stockton and the submersible. Testimony indicates that Rush downplayed warnings about Titan’s reliability and safety. He was confident that it was safe. However, some testimony indicated there were problems with the craft that came up when it was diving. There was refutation that the company was focused solely on tourism and Titanic and that it was focused on making the ocean accessible to everyone. We also learned that there was no formal inspection done of the craft done by the Coast Guard.
That issue concerned one former employee, Matthew McCoy, who was a Coast Guard veteran and worked as an operations technician for about six months. He was concerned that classifying people as mission specialists rather than passengers would violate Coast Guard regulations. And also, that the Coast Guard had not cleared the submersible. He would learn after he left the company, which he thought was well run, had severed ties with both Boeing and the University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory. He left the company over Stockton’s dismissal of Coast Guard investigating him and his comment he would buy off a congressman to make it go away.
Another issue the hearing looked into was the response to the emergency itself. Questions have been raised as to how slow it seemed to be to get all the necessary equipment to find Titan. Capt. Jamie Frederick, who helped lead the rescue effort, testified the biggest problem was getting the ROVs capable of diving down to Titanic. And also all the support equipment needed for it. They were able to get it together as quickly as they could but it took a “logistical tour de force.” The banging noises issue came up as well. Sounds were detected at regular intervals that some thought might be someone banging inside the submersible. However the data they studied indicates that was not the case and has been classified as an acoustic anomaly. Information about it was not revealed at the time as it was classified.
“It wasn’t for us to share with the family or with the public. It was one piece of data. It wasn’t definitive.” (Captain Jamie Frederick, U.S. Coast Guard)
One of the complications Frederick noted was conflicting information. At the time, they did not know about the slight shudder that the mast of the Polar Prince had detected just before losing contact with Titan. If they had known about that at the time, it would have changed the equation but could not answer how that would have changed the operation. Jason Neubauer, who chaired the investigation, noted that the Coast Guard is now changing how it handles whistleblower information. David Lochridge, an OceanGate employee who was fired after he raised concerns, submitted information to the Coast Guard that was not widely distributed but will be in the future.
Neubauer stated more investigative work needs to be done and more hearings may occur if warranted. He could not provide a timeline when it will wrap up its investigation and issue a report. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will issue a separate report on the implosion. If the reports indicate criminal charges be filed, then it will be turned over to the Justice Department for review and prosecution.
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Coast Guard Standard (not the same as used for law enforcement) 1964. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
With the public hearing on why a submarine out to explore the Titanic wreckage imploded looming, the Coast Guard announced that former employees of the company responsible for creating the vessel will speak in North Charleston. As part of the Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation (MBI), public hearings are set to begin Sept. 16 before a panel at the Charleston County Council Chambers. A witness sheet provided by the Coast Guard includes OceanGate Co-Founder Guillermo Sohnlein and high rankers such as the former engineering director, scientific director, and operations director. Two people scheduled to speak, Renata Rojas and Fred Hagen, are listed as OceanGate mission specialists; however, several news outlets, including CNN and The Independent, say both Rojas and Hagen were previous OceanGate dive passengers. Others set for witness testimonies include Coast Guard, NASA, and Boeing officials, among others.
A Carnival cruise ship was undamaged after grazing a piece of ice in Alaska’s Tracy Arm Fjord last week — with one passenger dramatically comparing it to a modern “Titanic moment.”The hull of the Carnival Spirit was assessed and no damages were found after the incident on Thursday, Carnival Cruise Line wrote in a statement to The Post.
I’ve dedicated years of my life to studying the Titanic. Maybe I’d be a hypocrite if I didn’t admit I’ve written two books on her, appeared in documentaries and TV interviews about her – and yet, still, I am glad the ship is falling apart. You see, my great-grandfather died on the ship – his remains are possibly still on board – and I believe it’s time to let her go. Not only that, I also firmly believe the Titanic is cursed – that it not only wrecked so many lives over 100 years ago, but it is still a malign influence today.
Suggested Reading
Behe, George TITANIC: SAFETY, SPEED AND SACRIFICE, Transportation Trails, Polo, IL 1997
Lord, Walter, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, Holt Rinehart and Winston, New York, New York, 1955. Multiple revisions and reprints, notably Illustrated editions (1976,1977,1978 etc.)
Lord, Walter, THE NIGHT LIVES ON, Willian Morrow and Company, New York, New York, 1986 (First Edition)
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John Joslyn had an interesting career before he became fascinated with Titanic and founding the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge. He started out in Hollywood putting out two-minute entertainment clips that television stations would buy and use in their newscasts. It became widely syndicated. Then he decided to produce opening Al Capone’s safe live on air. That was where they had Geraldo Rivera breathlessly reporting every minute of the event. Except it was empty except for the dust. Then he discovered Titanic, and it changed his life forever.
“They came up said ‘John, take a look at this.’ I got down in that port hole and all of a sudden comes the bow of the ship. I’m seeing the lower part and looking up, and you can’t see the top of the ship,” Joslyn said, describing how hard it was to see in the dim light. That was the moment that changed the trajectory of his career in a major way. Joslyn said seeing the ship itself sparked an interest he couldn’t shake. In the early 2000s, he set out on a business adventure, working with a new partner: his wife, Mary Kellogg. Their first location was in Branson, Missouri.
The Independent looked back recently at the demise of Titan and its reverberations in the world. Up until its demise, it was seen mostly in favorable light. Those who had gone down previously were impressed. What few knew was that behind the scenes there were those who thought Rush Stockton cut corners. Employees who questioned what they thought were questionable decisions were fired. Stockton himself was very confident of the submersible and likely would not have piloted it himself if he thought otherwise. In the wake of the tragedy, OceanGate has for the most part shut down. But hope of deep diving tourism remain though many may not want to sign up for it now.
Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania was built to be like an American Versailles in 1897 by Peter AB Widener. He made a fortune in the butcher and transportation industries. The 34-acre estate was built for his two sons and their families. Alas his son George and his grandson Harry both died on Titanic though Eleanor, George’s wife, survived. It was a devastating loss for the family and Peter would die in 1915. His son Joseph inherited the estate and his family lived there until 1934. After that it went through several different owners until it was acquired by the First Korean Church of New York. They put it up for sale in 2014.
Then people started entering the property calling themselves “Urban Explorers” and filming what they found. What they found could no longer be akin to the famous Versailles but one could still how grand it once was. Pictures show mostly empty rooms that still display some of its prior majesty. Other areas, like the pool area and staircases, show neglect and ruin. Since it was used as a seminary, some areas were used for studying and eating. A former ballroom was turned into a chapel and looked well preserved when photographed in 2019.
The church itself ran into legal issues. The local board would not grant a waiver allowing him to operate a church in a residential neighborhood which resulted in a lawsuit that this violated the constitution. The church would end up losing its tax-exempt status later and the property was put up for sale. It sat empty and buyers were turned away until finally he agreed to sell it to the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation for $9 million. Now the foundation is working to remodel, restore, and then likely rent it out for charity and education uses down the road. This once grand building will likely be open for public tours as well to generate revenue. So, in the end the building built by a millionaire for his family, some lost when Titanic sank, will have a new lease on life.
Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation. (2023, July 1). OUR PLAN | Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation, Inc. Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation, Inc. https://lynnewoodhallpreservation.org/our-plan/
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It has been over a year since the Titan submersible tragically sank in the North Atlantic. However, the expected report on the particulars as to how it happened is not completed according to the Associated Press. Jason Neubauer, who is the chair of the Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation into the disaster, states the report is taking longer than expected. He notes that it is complex and ongoing. This is not as unusual as it sounds. Often investigations can take longer because of the many factors that have to be weighed and examined to determine what exactly went wrong. This happens often in airline disasters when the cause is complicated, and more than one factor is involved. “We are working closely with our domestic and international partners to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the incident,” said Neubauer.
Parallel to this story is how dives to the Titanic are being done or planned. RMS Titanic, Inc will have an upcoming dive to Titanic. No actual salvage is being planned (there was some opposition from the U.S. government on that) so it will be to collect more data on the wreck and everything around it. There have been reports of others wanting to jump back into commercial dives to Titanic. OceanGate at this time is not planning any return to Titanic for the foreseeable future. The AP reports that the company declined any comment when asked about it. A former advisor to the company, David Concannon, claims that its former president (Stockton Rush) has been vilified along with those associated with the expedition. He made an interesting statement though that many who were on the support ship Polar Prince have yet to be interviewed by the Coast Guard. That seems odd considering it is usually the case you want to get as many witness statements as you can about how things were going on.
One of the things that came out of the tragedy according to a separate AP story on this, was that none those tasked with responding to this emergency had the equipment needed to dive down to Titanic. Richard Garriott, who is president of the Explorer’s Club, knew all the people involved and was deeply saddened by the loss.
Garriott believes even if the Titan hadn’t imploded, the correct rescue equipment didn’t get to the site fast enough. The tragedy caught everyone from the Coast Guard to the ships on site off guard, underscoring the importance of developing detailed search and rescue plans ahead of any expedition, he said. His organization has since created a task force to help others do just that.
Katy Croff Bell, a veteran deep-sea explorer notes that the tragedy brings home the importance of following industry standards and rigorous testing. So, while the tragedy looms large over anyone thinking about such Herculean dives, the technology to do it safely is there. And as reports have indicated, there are those out there who plan to resume commercial dives to Titanic. Bell heads up a group focused on making such investigations less expensive and accessible. It will be a while before those operations are up and running, so time will tell how many will invest hard money to do this kind of operation.
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James Cameron (famed director of Titanic) stated at a recent appearance on a news show about the Titan submersible tragedy that they (OceanGate) broke all the rules. He went on further to say that the submersible should not have been carrying passengers. As the first anniversary of the sinking approaches, Cameron opined that there is a lot of mystery surrounding the investigation. Cameron claims he offered to be part of the investigative community for the U.S. Coast Guard, but they turned it down.
“I think they want to do things their way and frankly I think they’ve kind of got egg on their face and they don’t want outside opinions. That’s just my interpretation.”
Cameron also criticized the media circus that erupted over the tragedy saying that they fueled unwarranted hope that they would be alive. And they knew the location of the submersible and had no readily available means to dive to it. He accuses the Coast Guard of withholding information to the families of those who perished. And that they knew from naval intelligence that an implosion had occurred.
“They just didn’t disclose. They were informed by naval intelligence that an implosion event was tracked to the co-ordinate of the Titanic wreck site.”
Cameron does believe charges are appropriate but the main person responsible, OceanGate CEO Rush Stockton, perished in the tragedy.
Cameron indicates that he will build a submersible to go down to Titanic. He was a friend of Paul-Henri Nargeolet,who perished in the tragedy, and wants to honor his friend and show that it can be safely done.
Log Purported To Be From Titan Submersible Deemed A Fraud
A supposed transcript distributed via YouTube and TikTok not long after the Titan submersible tragedy in June 2023 claimed to be the log from the doomed expedition has deemed a fraud. While many did put disclaimers as to its authenticity, Snopes marked it as “unconfirmed.” Now it has been deemed a fake
“I’m confident it’s a false transcript,” Jason Neubauer, a retired U.S. Coast Guard captain who now chairs the Marine Board of Investigation, told The New York Times. “It was made up.”
The transcript appears to make it sound like those in the submersible knew what was happening. However, the actual transcript (never made public) does not match up with it casting further doubt it was authentic. The men had no idea that Titan was about to implode. So far no one has been identified as the author of the transcript.
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Toi Trending Desk, “Titanic Reimagined: Stunning Digital Model Reveals Secrets of Its Final Hours,” The Times of India, May 24, 2025,
A supposed transcript distributed via YouTube and TikTok not long after the Titan submersible tragedy in June 2023 claimed to be the log from the doomed expedition has deemed a fraud. While many did put disclaimers as to its authenticity, Snopes marked it as “unconfirmed.” Now it has been deemed a fake