First quality video

It is worth noting that we have already seen some images in 2023, but at that time they were only underwater images showing the search process and at that time it was still inconclusive. The recording that has now been released is the first time it has been made public.

New images show the Coast Guard’s remotely operated vehicle approaching the submarine’s white tail cone, revealing extensive damage: the hull cracked, wires and tubes separated at the center seam and strewn across the ocean floor.

Titan submarine’s tail cone lies on the ocean floor: video

It will be recalled that a two-week trial began this Monday, during which authorities revealed new horrific details about the disaster. Now, some 15 months after the five passengers of the Titan were declared dead, the public was able to see the wreckage of the submarine, kilometers below the surface.

The U.S. Coast Guard said it found a shocking number of problems with OceanGate. Including 70 hardware issues and 22 additional issues in various areasExperts have pointed out a number of possible reasons why the submarine could explode, from old carbon fiber to the unusual pill-shaped shape of its hull.

CEO ignored problems

The investigation is not yet over, so new revelations continue to come in. For example, the fact that former OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who died on Titan, also shot down Titan’s predecessor, Cyclops 1, in 2016 while examining the wreckage of the ship that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in 1956. Although there were no casualties at the time, Rush ignored warnings about design flaws and safety issues, and even He threatened to sue anyone who wanted to speak out..

Rush accidentally bent the submarine’s support rails after improperly separating from its carrier, and even went to the bottom of the ocean when the rails got stuck under a metal panel, according to testimony from David Lochridge, OceanGate’s former director of marine operations who accompanied the late CEO on the 2016 trip.

To make matters worse, due to Rush’s carelessness, the Cyclops-1 became trapped under the debris it was investigating. Rush reportedly told Lochridge and the other passengers on the submarine that they were trapped and called for help. The crew was successfully rescued.

After this assignment, the relationship between Rush and Lochridge deteriorated sharply, and the head of the company quickly fired his assistant.