St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada – OceanGate (June 24, 2023): OceanGate ship the Polar Prince returns to St. John's Harbor with the aid of the Atlantic Merlin towing the barge of the Titan submersible. St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – OceanGate (June 24, 2023): OceanGate ship the Polar Prince returns to St. John’s Harbor with the aid of the Atlantic Merlin towing the barge of the Titan submersible. Credit: DOLORES HARVEY/Adobe Stock

Earlier this month I spent some time at the Titanic Museum in Belfast, Ireland. Seeing what went into building the “unsinkable” was truly amazing. It is no wonder that people are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a trek two-and-a-half miles below the ocean to see what remains.

On Sunday, June 18, 2023, Titan, an OceanGate submersible, was sent off with five people on board to visit the remains of the Titanic some 12,500 feet under the sea. This Thursday, June 22nd, it was reported that a debris field, likely caused by an implosion, comprised the remains of this vessel.

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