New Audio Suggests Titanic Submersible Implosion Captured Moments Before Disaster

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The U.S. Coast Guard has released a 23-second audio clip that reportedly captures the moment of the Titan submersible's catastrophic implosion, which occurred in June 2023, claiming the lives of all five individuals on board. According to officials, a passive acoustic recorder operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, located approximately 900 miles from the implosion site, recorded the sound, identified as the "suspected acoustic signature" of the incident.

The Titan was on a tourist expedition to explore the wreck of the Titanic when it experienced the tragedy several hundred miles southeast of Newfoundland due to immense ocean pressure. A rescue operation confirmed that all passengers—OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, British explorer Hamish Harding, British businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, and French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet—were killed.

Hearings conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard revealed safety disregard in the submersible's design, with a former OceanGate employee deeming the disaster "inevitable." A lawsuit has since been filed against OceanGate by a victim's family member, alleging negligence.

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