Impressive visualization of how deep the Titan bathyscaphe sank before the explosion (9 photos + 1 video)
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21 June 2024
A year has passed since the sinking of the Titan on the way to the sunken Titanic. Chilling video shows how deep the submersible sank before being crushed under enormous pressure. 
The clip was created by the Spanish animation company MetaBallStudios
As you immerse yourself virtually, landmarks appear including the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. In the finale, the camera reaches a depth of 3,700 meters - the bottom of the North Atlantic, where the Titanic rests.
Bathyscaphe "Titan" of the American company OceanGate began diving on the morning of June 18, 2023, but after an hour and 45 minutes, communication with the device was lost. After four days of searching, the underwater vehicle discovered the wreckage of the ship 490 meters from the Titanic.
Bathyscaphe "Titan" by OceanGate
All five people on board - Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman, British billionaire Hamish Harding, French explorer Paul-Henri Narjolet and OceanGate chief Stockton Rush - were killed instantly when the Titan suffered a "catastrophic implosion".
Former French naval commander Paul-Henri Narjolet
Rush argued that traveling aboard the Titan was "much safer than crossing the street" and sold dive tickets at the reduced price of $150,000.
He ignored warnings that his ship was a death trap.
Titanic director James Cameron, known for his deep-sea exploration, called the bathyscaphe's "Achilles heel" its carbon fiber hull.
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush
Most modern submarines are capable of diving to a maximum depth of 500 meters, while OceanGate was designed to dive to depths of up to 4,000 meters.
British billionaire Hamish Harding
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has promised to recreate the famous ship, which will cost him $1 billion.
Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman
Titanic II, due to be ready by 2027, will be exactly the same as the original liner, but will be equipped with the latest navigation and safety systems.
Three-dimensional model of the sunken Titanic
The Titanic leaves Southampton on April 10, 1912
The wreckage of the legendary ship is located at a depth of 3750 meters 370 miles from Newfoundland, Canada
