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A submersible with 5 passengers departed to explore Titanic ship has imploded

2023.07.07 05:40:11 Yooeun Min
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On June 22, 2023, five passengers, who were billionaires and CEOs of a huge company, were announced as missing after they departed to see the RMS Titanic ship. 

The Titanic submersible, named Titan, operated by the company called OceanGate Expeditions was crushed in the North Atlantic Ocean. 

On June 18, 2023, Titan started its journey to search and explore for the debrises of the RMS Titanic steamship. 

The RMS Titanic, one of the most portentous, opulent, and well-known ships in history sank in the Atlantic Ocean due to the collision with an immense iceberg on April 15, 1912.

The RMS Titanic steamship has been firmly constructed  and unsinkable. 

Nonetheless, the collision with the immense iceberg caused extreme damages to its segment of the ship to be demolished and ultimately, sinking occurrence. 

The RMS Titanic ship consisted of about 2,240 people. 

However, there was a lack of lifeboats for all the passengers and crews on the ship. 

As a consequence of this problem, more than 1,500 people had lost their lives.

The Titanic incident is considered as one of the greatest catastrophic implosions or disasters in our history. 

A few days ago, on June 18, 2023, five men on the submersible had started a perilous journey in the deep ocean.

The 5 passengers on the board included the CEO of OceanGate and founder Stockton Rush, French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, British businessman Hamish Harding, Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood.

Five people who boarded on the submersible Titan for the exploration and journey of RMS Titanic ship have paid about $250,000 for each to explore the wreckage of Titanic.

The passengers have traveled 12,500 feet below the surface, which is considered as the deepest part of the ocean. 

On June 22, 2023, near the RMS Titanic steamship, the wreckages of submersibles which consist of those five passengers were detected in the North Atlantic Ocean. 

It has been assumed that the  submersible has imploded due to the vast water pressure in the deepest ocean in the North Atlantic Ocean. 

Nevertheless, the real factor that caused the Titanic submersible to be collapsed or imploded is still unrevealed to the public. 

The sinking of RMS Titanic ship is believed to be the most calamitous and tragic event in history that caused myriad and countless death tolls.

Unfortunately, the five passengers who started an hazardous expedition to the North Atlantic Ocean in 2023 to explore the ruins of the RMS Titanic ship incident have lost their life in the deep ocean. 

In spite of the fact that the cause of the Titan submersible implosion is still unknown, this tragic incident has led the public to be extra cautious and vigilant of perilous expeditions into unknown territory. 

Yooeun Min / Grade 9
Fayston Preparatory School