Titanic sub operator suspends expeditions after deadly implosion

Reuters 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 showed on Thursday. The company did not elaborate beyond a red banner at the top of its website: “OceanGate has suspended all exploration and commercial […]
Presumed human remains and shattered Titanic submersible returned to shore

Ottawa, Canada Reuters Presumed human remains and debris from the tourist submersible crushed to pieces in an undersea implosion that killed all five people aboard were recovered from the ocean bottom and brought ashore to Canada on Wednesday, the US Coast Guard said. The possible remains and shattered bits of the submersible Titan, destroyed while […]
US Coast Guard investigating cause of Titanic submersible implosion

Reuters The US Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the undersea implosion of a tourist submersible that killed all five people aboard while diving to the century-old wreck of the Titanic, officials said on Sunday. People inspect Polar Prince ship and the deployment barge used with the Titan submersible, St John’s harbour, Newfoundland, Canada, […]
Canadian safety regulators open probe into fatal loss of Titan submersible

Reuters Canadian Government regulators on Friday opened a safety investigation into the undersea implosion of a tourist submersible that killed all five people aboard during a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic. A debris field from the submersible Titan was found at the bottom of the North Atlantic on Thursday by a robotic […]
Titanic sub destroyed in “catastrophic implosion”, all five aboard dead

Reuters 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 on Thursday, ending a multinational five-day search for the vessel. A robotic diving vehicle deployed from a Canadian ship discovered a […]
Rescue efforts for missing Titanic submersible captivate worldwide audience

Reuters Around the world, the story of the missing Titanic submersible and its rescue operation’s race against time has been riveting onlookers. People have been glued to their television screens, fascinated by maritime experts detailing the hurdles for rescue efforts in a vast expanse of sea. They have been watching their phones, bracing for news […]
Essay: Titan – first global map uncovers secrets of a potentially habitable moon of Saturn

In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID ROTHERY, professor of planetary geosciences at The Open University, looks at what mapping has revealed about Saturn moon, Titan…
Know It All: The Cassini mission to Saturn

NASA’s mission exploring Saturn and its moons comes to an end this week as the Cassini spacecraft deliberately dives toward the planet and burns up in its atmosphere. DAVID ADAMS looks back at its 13 year journey…