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Tony Nissen, head engineer for OceanGate, leaves after his testimony in a Coast Guard investigatory hearing on the causes of the implosion of an experimental submersible headed for the wreck of the Titanic.

‘I’m not getting in it’: Titan submersible’s ex-engineer felt pressured to OK craft

The Titan imploded en route to the Titanic shipwreck, killing five on board and setting off a worldwide debate about the future of private undersea exploration.

  • Patrick Whittle and Lisa J. Adams Wagner

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RMS Titanic owns the salvage rights to the shipwreck and has retrieved more than 5000 artefacts from the ocean floor.

Titanic exhibition to open in Melbourne as hunt for new artefacts continues

Expeditions to retrieve artefacts from the Titanic will go ahead despite the deadly implosion of the Titan submersible, the head of the company that owns the salvage rights to the shipwreck said ahead of display of items from the ship.

  • Cara Waters
The Titan was a small vessel that was launched from another ship, the Canadian icebreaker Polar Prince.

OceanGate suspends operations after Titan submersible tragedy

The American company announced on its website that it “has suspended all business and commercial operations” two weeks after the Titan’s disastrous journey.

  • Farrah Tomazin
Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Shattered Titan submersible, suspected human remains brought ashore in Canada

Canadian and US authorities have in the past week announced investigations into the incident, which has raised questions about the unregulated nature of such expeditions.

  • Ismail Shakil
The Titan was a small vessel that was launched from another ship, the Canadian icebreaker Polar Prince.

Titan passengers ‘knew what they were getting into’, says OceanGate co-founder

His comments to Australian media come as an international group of agencies investigates what may have caused the Titan submersible to implode.

The Titan was a small vessel that was launched from another ship, the Canadian icebreaker Polar Prince.

Canada investigates why Titanic-bound submersible imploded

The development comes as authorities from the US and Canada began probing the cause of the underwater implosion and grappled with questions of who was responsible for determining how the tragedy unfolded.

  • Patrick Whittle, Jennifer McDermott and Steve LeBlanc
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OceanGate Titan ready for a Titanic expedition in 2022.

Confusion over who investigates what went wrong with the Titan

Questions have been raised about whether the vessel was destined for disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator’s refusal to submit to independent checks.

  • Steve Gorman and Joseph Ax
The vessels Horizon Arctic, Deep Energy and Skandi Vinland search for the missing submersible Titan during the week.

What the Titan search could cost and who will pay for it

The search involved an international consortium of ships, aircraft and advanced technology, in what was widely believed to be a doomed expedition once contact with the craft was lost.

  • Alex Horton and Dan Lamothe
Dick Smith: “I would be against anyone using this particular accident to stifle the spirit of adventure.”

Submersible’s implosion shouldn’t make Titanic off limits: Dick Smith

One of the country’s best-known adventurers says there’s no need to regulate activities such as diving to the Titanic wreck site.

  • Clancy Yeates
OceanGate’s Titan submersible vehicle.

Titanic submersible search as it happened: Titan debris found, shows ‘catastrophic loss of pressure’, US Coast Guard says

The search for the missing submersible has culminated in the discovery of vessel debris following a catastrophic implosion. All five passengers are confirmed dead.

  • Lucy Cormack, Olivia Ireland and Latika Bourke

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