On 18th June, 2023, at 9.30 am, 5 people sat in a submarine called Titan and dove into the sea. They were going to see the wreck of the Titanic. The same historical ship Titanic that had sunk in the sea about 100 years ago. This is an extreme form of adventure tourism and it is very expensive.
Each person sitting in the submarine had spent more than ₹20 million for a few hours of this tour. This trip is so expensive because Titanic’s wreck is hidden deep in the sea. Specifically speaking, 3,810 meters below the surface of the water. This submarine started its journey under the water. It takes about 2 hours to reach the depth of 3,810 meters.
At every 15-minute interval, this submarine sends a signal to the support ship on the surface of the sea named the Polar Prince. For them, this was the only communication channel with the world.
On that day, 18th June, it had been only 1 hour and 45 minutes of this submarine’s dive into the sea that suddenly it loses contact with the support ship on the sea. At 4.30 pm by the time when the submarine should have come back up after its tour, there is no sign of it. At 7.10 pm, the team in Polar Prince decided to inform the US Coast Guard.
And from here, a 4-day-long multinational search began. A large-scale search and rescue operation is carried out to find this submarine. Aircraft, ships, and robot vehicles were also used. Everyone had only one question in their mind. What happened to these passengers? Now let’s understand the whole story of The Titan Submersible.
