A hearing has revealed that one of the final messages from the five-person crew aboard the Titan submersible, before it tragically imploded, was “all good here.”
The U.S. Coast Guard shared the first image of the Titan wreckage, showing the submersible’s broken tail cone resting on the ocean floor following last year’s catastrophic event. The tail cone was found detached from the rest of the vessel, with ragged edges, and a torn fragment of the submersible nearby.
The wreckage was discovered just several hundred yards from the Titanic’s location after an extensive search effort. Investigators shared these findings during a hearing in North Charleston, South Carolina, which is set to run until September 27.
During the hearing, a recreation of Titan’s final journey was presented, including text exchanges between the submersible and its mother ship, the Polar Prince. Titan began its dive at 09:17 local time, with support staff asking about its depth, weight, and whether the onboard display could still see the ship.
Though communication was sporadic, the crew messaged “all good here” about an hour into the dive. Their last message was sent at 10:47 local time from a depth of 3,346 meters, reporting they had dropped two weights. Afterward, all communication was lost.
Officials also provided a history of the Titan, noting that its hull had never undergone third-party testing and had been exposed to weather and other conditions while in storage.
