- Harrowing Details About the Wreck
By Anadya Narain
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An adventure endeavour turned into a disaster as the submersible went missing, eerily refreshing memories and reports of the sinking of "Titanic" ship.
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The submersible, owned by US-based firm OceanGate, lost its contact with the support ship on the surface after an hour and 45 minutes to the world's most famous shipwreck.
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British billionaire businessman Hamish Harding, British father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush,
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and former French navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet were the five persons who died as crew of the Titan submersible.
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The 22 foot and 23000 pound submersible was made of lightweight carbon fiber, spun into a rigid tube. With a nine feet wide and 8 feet tall structure, Titan left little room for its crew.
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The submersible had a 96-hour oxygen supply limit. Had the vessel not imploded, its occupants could have died due to depletion of their oxygen supply by Thursday.
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On Thursday, authorities said the five passengers on the sub that was diving 13,000 feet to view the wreckage of the Titanic on the ocean floor died in a "catastrophic implosion,"
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OceanGate, the operator of the Titan submersible said its "hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time."
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The somber announcement ended a multinational search-and-rescue operation that captivated the world since the tiny tourist craft disappeared in the North Atlantic four days ago.
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