Titanic

Jon Landau, producer of ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar,’ dies at 63

Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who collaborated with James Cameron in making three of the highest-grossing films of all time, Titanic and the two Avatar movies, died on Friday (Jul 5) in Los An...

The Titan lost contact with its support vessel during its descent on Jun 18.

Titanic sub operator suspends expeditions after deadly implosion

OCEANGATE, the US-based company that managed the tourist submersible that imploded during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic, has suspended all exploration and commercial operations, its website showe...

Salvaged pieces of the Titan submersible from OceanGate Expeditions brought to shore, in St John's Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada, June 28, 2023.
THE BROAD VIEW

The myth that may have doomed the Titan

Government is not an obstacle to new ideas

The accident has raised questions about the unregulated nature of such expeditions and the decision by OceanGate to forego third-party industry review and certification of Titan’s novel design.

Presumed human remains and shattered Titanic submersible returned to shore

DEBRIS from the tourist submersible destroyed in an implosion that killed the five people aboard were recovered along with presumed human remains and brought ashore on Wednesday (Jun 28) for examinati...

The probes into the Titan disaster may be complicated by questions of which country should take the lead, and by doubts that the watercraft fits the legal definition of a maritime vessel.

Titan submersible disaster probes face tricky test of criminal liability

US and Canadian officials are looking into what went wrong in a commercial deep-sea adventure and whether crimes were committed that led the Titan submersible to implode and kill all five people aboar...

This photo taken during the historical 1986 dive to the wreck shows the bow of the Titanic.
LIFE & CULTURE

Disaster, opulence, and the merciless ocean: Why the Titanic disaster continues to enthral

THE question on many minds this week is why did some of the world’s richest men risk death to venture to the bottom of the sea in a cold and cramped “experimental” submersible for a chance to glimpse ...

The undersea expedition to the wreck, which OceanGate has been operating since 2021, cost US$250,000 per person.

Titanic sub destroyed in ‘catastrophic implosion’, all five aboard dead

A DEEP-SEA submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a “catastrophic implosion” that killed everyone aboard, the US Coast Guard said...

The Titan, which started with about 96 hours of air in case of an emergency, is theoretically down to its final reserves. The crew is also believed to have limited food and water.

Titanic sub search calls in lifting gear in race against time

Search teams looking for a submersible near the wreck of the Titanic called in specialist deep-sea recovery equipment as they clung to hopes the five-man crew is alive and can be saved during the fina...

The sounds from the depths of the North Atlantic where the submersible had disappeared were picked up by sonar buoys, and that sonar picked up more banging four hours later.

Rescuers race to find Titanic sub after hearing undersea sounds

Rescue teams were racing on Wednesday (Jun 21) to trace the origin of sounds heard from the depths of the North Atlantic in a search for a tourist submersible with five people on board that vanished o...

According to the website for the tourism company operating the Titan, OceanGate Expeditions of Everett, the missing vessel is a submersible capable of taking five people.

What’s the difference between a submersible and a submarine?

THE Titan, the vessel that went missing in the area of the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic on Monday (Jun 19), is classified as a submersible, not a submarine, because it does not function as an a...