Video released by U.S. Coast Guard captures moment of Titan submersible implosion
HALIFAX – A new video released by the United States Coast Guard contains a sound investigators believe is the moment the Titan submersible imploded as it dove on the wreck of the Titanic nearly two years ago.
The June 18, 2023 implosion claimed the lives of five people, including OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush, who was pilot of the submersible.
In the video submitted to the coast guard by OceanGate , Rush's wife, Wendy Rush, and Gary Foss — both members of the submersible's tracking team — are shown in front of computer screens in the pilothouse of Titan's support vessel Polar Prince.
Shortly into the video a noise can be heard, prompting Wendy Rush to turn to Foss and say: 'What was that bang?'
The video continues with the pair seemingly unaware of the significance of the noise, and at another point Wendy Rush acknowledges receiving a text message showing the submersible had dropped two of its weights as it descended.
The video — first reported by BBC — was posted Thursday on a U.S. Defense Department website.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 24, 2025.
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