Today we shall describe a short journey of Titan Subs (Submersible) of the company that belongs to OceanGate. It was sad news to us when we heard the destroyed 5 pieces of “Titan” besides the “Titanic” wreckages. In this article, We shall describe these massive humanatic catastrophe.
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OceanGate Titan Full Front View |
What is “Titan”?
Ans: “Titan” is a kind of submersible which is able to sink into the depth place of any ocean and which is made by OceanGate Company in USA.
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Titan Go Inside The Water - Photo Credit - Vox |
What is “OceanGate”?
Ans: “OceanGate” Inc. is a private owned company of USA in Everett, Washington. This company served the crewed submersibles for tourism, research, industry and exploration. “OceanGate” was established in 2009 by Stockton Rush and Guillermo Sohnlein.
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OceanGate Inc. Logo |
When the journey started of “Titan” in this accident?
Ans: Authorities have said that the journey of “Titan” started on 18th June, 2023 (Sunday).
How many peoples in this “Titan” of this journey?
Ans: There are five (5) peoples in this “Titan” Subs of this journey.
Lets describe what happened in this journey?
Ans: On 18th June, 2023 (Sunday), five members were traveling to explorer the wreckage of the famous ship “Titanic” by a submersible vehicle which named as “Titan”. The trip time was about two and a half hour trip early Sunday and lost the connection with the mother ship which name is Polar Prince. After an hour and 45 minutes of the journey, the connection was cut off between “Titan” and “Polar Prince”. The tail cone and other parts of missing submersible “Titan” were found by a remotely operated vehicle about 1600 feet from the bow of the “Titanic” which stays about 13,000 feet deep in the North Atlantic Ocean. This was announced on Thursday by US Coast Guard.
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Titan Outside The Water - Photo Credit - GeekWire |
Who was those five passengers of “Titan” Subs?
Ans: Those five passengers of “Titan” Subs were given in the below:-
Stockton Rush - OceanGate CEO and Founder,
Hamish Harding - British Businessman,
Paul-Henri Nargeolet - French Diver
Shahazada Dawood - Pakistani Billionaire
Suleman Dawood - Son Of Shahazada Dawood.
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1. Stockton Rush - OceanGate CEO and Founder - Photo Credit- Everett Herald |
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2. Hamish Harding - British Businessman - Photo Credit- Khaleej Times |
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3. Paul-Henri Nargeolet - French Diver - Photo Credit - People |
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4. Shahazada Dawood - Pakistani Billionaire & 5. Suleman Dawood - Son Of Shahazada Dawood- Photo Credit - Tru Invest |
When some parts of found of “Titan” Subs besides the “Titanic”?
Ans: After 4 days, on 22th June, 2023 (Thursday), the rescue team’s remote robots can see the 5 parts of “Titan” Subs besides the “Titanic”. It’s may be a big explosion of “Titan” Subs inside the ocean because of water high pressure.
What cost to take a journey by “Titan” Subs?
Ans: Almost $250,000 (Twenty-Five Thousands Dollars) needed per person to take a journey by “Titan” Subs to see the “Titanic” inside the oceans.
How was the parameters of “Titan” Subs?
Ans: The size of “Titan” Subs is only about a enough room for five adult persons like as the size of minivan. Life inside of “Titan” Subs can go from hot to cold. “Titan” Subs weighed 23,000 pounds and it is made of carbon fiber and titanium with safety features to see the structural integrity of the vehicles. “Titan” Subs has 96 hours of life supports in case of disaster in it.
What was said by David Pogue about “Titan” Subs?
Ans: The former passenger of “Titan” Subs who is named David Pogue and said it to CBS correspondent that “Titan” Subs had only one toilet and had no seats. It’s maximum of five passengers had to sit cross legged on the floor. There were no windows expect the porthole via this passengers view the Titanic.
What was said by Rush about “Titan” Subs?
Ans: The CEO of OceanGate, Rush told in Pogue during a 2022, “This is not your grandfather’s submersible”. And also said, “We only have a one button- that’s it”. It should be like an elevator, it shouldn’t take a lot of skill.”
What was the communication method of “Titan” Subs?
Ans: The communication method of “Titan” Subs was described here. “Titan” Subs has no GPS underwater. “Titan” Subs communicated with its mother ship by text messages and it is required to communicate every 15 minutes which is showed in the OceanGate Websites. The last communication between the “Titan” Subs and the Polar Prince (Mother Ship Of “Titan” Subs) came in at 11;47 am on 18th June, 2023 (Sunday).
What was said by Former Navy Submarine Officer Capt. J. Van Gurley to CNN?
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Ans: Former Navy Submarine Officer Capt. J. Van Gurley to was said to CNN that “All those things we’re used to now -GPS, Wi-Fi, Radio Links- do not work under the ocean”
What was the technology of the Parts of “Titan” Subs ?
Ans: The technology of the Parts of “Titan” Subs were decidedly low tech technology. “It is operated by a gaming controller just like a PlayStation Controller” said CNN correspondent Gabe Cohen,who sat in “Titan” Subs in 2018.
According to Aaron Newman, an investor in OceanGate who went down to see “Titanic” on “Titan” Subs in 2021 said that, “The game controller is used for wireless control. If the remote fails, the propellers can be controlled via an internal hard-wire system.” He also added that “The craft operates under strict orders to keep distance from the “Titanic” wreckage to avoid getting entangled or trapped in the debris”
How “Titan” Subs became stability?
Ans: “Titan” Subs became stability by a blast - heavy weights that helps stable of “Titan” Subs.
Before the journey “Titan” Subs release the ballast by rocking the ship or use a pneumatic pump to become weights free. If it else fails the lines securing the ballast are designed to fall after 24 hours to automatically send back “Titan” Subs to the ocean’s surface.
How “Titan” Subs powered and the temperature maintains?
Ans: “Titan” Subs were powered by an external electrical system with an internal system powered communications and a heater. After starts the journey of “Titan” Subs the temperatures inside the “Titan” Subs got hot quickly before becoming colder in the bottom of ocean’s. There were a heater in “Titan” Subs so it can heat a few bit and not for last forever.
What was said by David Gallo (Senior advisor for Strategic Initiatives, RMS Titanic) about “Titan” Subs?
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David Gallo (Senior advisor for Strategic Initiatives, RMS Titanic) Photo Credit- Linkedin |
"Titan" has the same fate of "Titanic", hasn't it?
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