New Titanic Expedition Sets Off One Year After OceanGate Disaster That Left Five Dead

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A new deep-sea expedition has commenced to explore the Titanic wreckage, just over a year after the tragic loss of the company’s lead researcher in the OceanGate submersible disaster.

The versatile offshore vessel M/V Dino Chouest began its journey from Louisiana, replenishing supplies in Rhode Island before embarking on Friday, as reported by WJAR.

The expedition, conducted by RMS Titanic Inc.—the company holding the salvage rights to the renowned ocean liner—aims to capture the most precise images of the wreck using state-of-the-art equipment, the company stated.

Upon the Dino Chouest’s arrival at the Titanic’s resting place, approximately 350 miles off Newfoundland’s coast, two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) equipped with cameras will be deployed to conduct the site survey.

This marks the company’s first expedition to the Titanic since 2010 and is expected to last around 20 days, according to RMS Titanic Inc. spokesperson Jon Hammond.

The team will also honor Paul-Henri Nargeolet, the company’s director of underwater research, who died last June when the OceanGate Titan submersible imploded during a hazardous dive to the wreck.

“This expedition will obviously be very poignant for many of our expedition team,” Hammond told WJAR regarding the mission.

“They have actually created a plaque that one of the ROVs will take down and leave at the site,” he added.

Nargeolet and four others, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, disappeared when the submersible lost communication with its mother ship less than two hours into the perilous dive.

A thorough search eventually located debris from the Titan approximately 1,600 feet from the Titanic’s bow.

{Matzav.com}

3 COMMENTS

  1. The CNN reported last year that the submersible on its way to the Titanic wreckage site was found empty.

  2. When are people going to learn to stay out of the ocean?? People don’t belong in the ocean. Period. It’s not a place for humans. Isn’t that common sense?

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