A newly released video from the U.S. Coast Guard reveals the final moments before OceanGate’s Titan submersible imploded during its deep-sea dive to the Titanic wreck site on June 18, 2023.
All five people on board were killed in the accident.
The footage submitted as evidence to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation shows Wendy Rush, OceanGate’s director and the wife of CEO Stockton Rush, closely monitoring the sub’s descent. She is seen alongside OceanGate team member Gary Foss on the support ship, Polar Prince.
About 90 minutes after the dive began, a faint “bang” is heard in the video. Mrs. Rush is seen reacting to the sound and asking, “What was that bang?” That noise was later confirmed to be the sound of the Titan’s hull collapsing under intense deep-sea pressure, at a depth of roughly 3,300 meters.
Shortly after the bang, a delayed message was received from the submersible. It
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