All articles tagged with #deep ocean exploration
US officials concluded that the Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering and inadequate testing by OceanGate, leading to the deaths of five passengers, including the CEO, during a dive to the Titanic wreck. The investigation highlighted safety culture issues and regulatory shortcomings, prompting calls for stricter oversight of passenger submersibles.
A marine robotics company claims to have captured a sonar image of what is believed to be the aircraft aviator Amelia Earhart flew before her disappearance, providing a potential clue to one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century. The discovery, made in the Pacific Ocean, supports the Date Line theory, suggesting that Earhart's navigator miscalculated the navigation by forgetting to turn back the date, leading to a westward navigational error. The CEO of the company hopes the findings can help answer questions regarding Earhart's disappearance almost a century ago.