One of the final messages from the Titan submersible crew said they were “all good here” before it imploded, killing all five on board.
British adventurer Hamish Harding and father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood died alongside OceanGate Expeditions’ chief executive Stockton Rush and Frenchman Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
The five of them had been communicating with support staff aboard the Polar Prince by text messages, according to an animation presented by the US Coast Guard, shown on the first day of the hearing looking into the causes of the implosion.
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The crew began to lose contact with those aboard the Polar Prince who repeatedly asked about the submersible’s depth and weight as it descended toward the wreck of the Titanic.
The Polar Prince sent repeated messages asking if the Titan could still see the ship on its onboard display.
One of the Titan’s final responses, which became spotty as it descended deeper, was “all good here”.
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The Titan imploded in June 2023.
The hearing in Charleston County, South Carolina, is expected to last two weeks.
Its aim is to “uncover the facts surrounding the incident and develop recommendations to prevent similar tragedies in the future”.
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