THE Titan submersible imploded metres from the Titanic wreckage and killed five people in "milliseconds".
Debris from the sub was found and it was confirmed the vessel's passengers Stockton Rush, Brit billionaire Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman had died.
Who built the OceanGate Titanic submarine?
Stockton Rush was the CEO and founder of OceanGate and created the sub in which he also tragically lost his life.
The engineer spoke in an interview with David Pogue about the logistics of the Titan.
He explained: "We run the whole thing with this game controller."
There were also Camper World LED lights installed inside and a number of the cameras were in fact security cameras.
Rush was asked: "It seems like this submersible has some elements of MacGyvery jerryriggedness."
To which he responded that the pressure vessel was created through working with Boeing, Nasa, and the University of Washington.
Rush added: "That part, once the pressure vessel is — you’re certain it’s not going to collapse on everybody, everything else can fail.
"It doesn’t matter. Your thrusters can go. Your lights can go. All these things can fail. You’re still going to be safe."
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He also said: "You know, there’s a limit. You know, at some point, safety just is pure waste.
"I don’t think it’s very dangerous, if you look at submersible activity over the last three decades, there hasn’t even been a major injury, let alone a fatality."
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.
What happened to the Titanic submarine?
The Titan sub imploded just metres away from the Titanic killing the five crew in “milliseconds”.
A spokesman for the US Coast Guard said debris found in the search for the missing sub is "consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber".
Rear Admiral John Mauger told a press conference in Boston: "This morning, an ROV, or remote operated vehicle from the vessel Horizon Arctic discovered the tail cone of the Titan submersible approximately 1,600ft (500m) from the bow of the Titanic on the sea floor.
Mauger said: "The ROV subsequently found additional debris. In consultation with experts from within the unified command, the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber.
"Upon this determination, we immediately notified the families.
"On behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the entire unified command, I offer my deepest condolences to the families. I can only imagine what this has been like for them.
"And I hope that this discovery provides some solace during this difficult time."
Titan vanished less than two hours into its descent to the Titanic wreckage on Sunday, June 18, 2023, and has not been seen since until the debris discovery.
The sub began its descent from Canadian research vessel the Polar Prince to the Titanic wreck at 8am but contact was lost at 9.45am UK time.
It failed to appear at 3pm, the time it was expected to resurface.
The Coast Guard received a report about the missing vessel at 5.40pm.
On June 19, 2023, a C-130 Hercules aircraft and crew, as well as a Canadian P8 aircraft with underwater sonar capability joined the search for the sub.
Hopes were raised the following day when the Canadian aircraft reported hearing "underwater noises in the search area".
On the same day the Coast Guard set up a command to help coordinate multiple vessels conducting search operations and said 10,000 square miles had already been searched with more vessels on their way to help in the search.
On Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 11.48am the Coast Guard announced debris had been discovered by an ROV from the Horizon Arctic, near the Titanic.
Mauger said that five "major pieces" had been found.
They include part of the pressure chamber, the nose cone, the front-end bell and the aft-end bell.
The pieces were found on the North Atlantic Ocean sea floor around 1,600ft from the bow of the Titanic on Thursday, June 22, 2023.
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