--- title: "Ghostly Footage Shows Imploded Sub Resting in Freezing Darkness of Ocean Floor" description: "The US Coast Guard has released the first public footage of the wreck of OceanGate's Titan submersible, which imploded in June of last year." date: "2024-09-18" modified: "2024-09-18" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/footage-imploded-titan-sub-detail" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "ocean floor" - "oceangate" - "submersible" - "the digest" - "Titan" --- # Ghostly Footage Shows Imploded Sub Resting in Freezing Darkness of Ocean Floor ![The US Coast Guard has released the first public footage of the wreck of OceanGate's Titan submersible, which imploded in June of last year.]() *\Image: Pelagis\* ## Ghosts of the Titan The US Coast Guard has [released the first public footage]() of the wreck of OceanGate's Titan submersible, which imploded in June of last year, killing all five passengers on board. The eerie footage shows the Coast Guard's remotely operated vehicle approach the submersible's white tail cone, revealing dramatic damage, with wires and tubes scattered across the ocean floor. Two weeks of Coast Guard hearings kicked off on Monday, with [officials revealing grim new details]() about the disaster. Now, roughly 15 months after the Titan's five passengers were declared dead, we get to see the sub's remains in its final resting place miles below the surface. https://youtu.be/EHFOmAHXEpc ## Ill-Tempered and Reckless On Monday, the US Coast Guard revealed that it had [discovered a shocking number of problems]() with OceanGate, including 70 equipment-related issues in 2021 and 48 additional ones in 2022. Experts have pointed out a number of issues that may have led to the submersible imploding, from [expired carbon fiber]() to the [unusual pill-like shape of its hull](). And the damning revelations keep on coming. Former OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who perished on board the Titan when it imploded, had already crashed a Titan predecessor, dubbed Cyclops 1, in 2016 while exploring the wreckage of a ship that sank in 1956 off the coast of Massachusetts. It'd be a damning indictment even if Rush wasn't already known for [repeatedly ignoring safety concerns]() and [threatening to sue those]() willing to speak out. According to a [testimony]() by OceanGate's former director of marine operations David Lochridge, who accompanied the former CEO on the 2016 journey, Rush accidentally bent the sub's drive skids after incorrectly separating from its host. He even drove it into the ocean floor, causing the skids to get stuck under a metal panel. Worse yet, Rush's fumbling caused the Cyclops 1 to get jammed underneath the wreckage it was exploring. Rush reportedly told Lochridge and other passengers on board the sub they were stuck and called for help. Lochridge later extricated the crew from the shipwreck. But despite being the savior in this story, Rush later fired Lochridge after their relationship took a nosedive following the mission. **More on the Titan:** *[New Photo Shows Wrecked Titanic Sub on Ocean Floor]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()