Recording captured the chilling sound of the Titan submersible's final moment
The federal government released a chilling audio recording of the doomed Titan submersible as it imploded in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing five people nearly two years ago, officials said.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recording was made by a passive acoustic recorder about 900 miles from where the OceanGate vessel met its end.
NOAA'S Ocean Noise Reference Station Network is made up of 13 passive acoustic monitoring sites within the Northeastern continental United States.
A steady static was suddenly interrupted by a boom that the Coast Guard said it believes is the Titan buckling under the water's pressure, instantly killing all aboard.
The audio clip 'records the suspected acoustic signature of the Titan submersible implosion' on June 18, 2023, the Coast Guard said.
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, who was piloting the Titan; deep sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, who was experienced in visiting the Titanic wreck site; British tycoon Hamish Harding, 58; and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son, Suleman, 19, were killed on the doomed journey to view the Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic Ocean off Canada.
The voyage was nearly two hours old when the vessel lost contact with its support ship, setting off a frantic search.
Public fascination about the submersible was sparked by reports of 'banging noises' that had been detected, sparking talk over how long passengers could sustain themselves in a cramped tube running out of oxygen.
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