TITAN TRAGEDY
A new ‘Titan’ submersible plans descent into the sea depths
A year after the tragedy where five people died, a new submersible will once again carry out a new manned expedition to the ocean depths.
A former OceanGate worker, Guillermo Söhnlein, has embarked on a new project to reach the most remote places on the planet. His company Blue Marble Exploration, will lead the mission to Dean’s Blue Hole, located in The Bahamas, has a depth of 202 meters, it is the second deepest, followed by The Great Blue Hole, located near Ambergris Caye, in Belize.
““In the first descent of crewed submersibles, equipped with LED lights and underwater drone technology, our scientists will be able to venture into some of Earth’s least hospitable conditions in search of unprecedented findings,” he said.
Blue Marble Exploration’s website marks: “Locals believe that Dean’s is a portal to hell and the Devil himself lurks in the black depths. Each year, several people drown in Dean’s due to a variety of misfortunes.”
“We fully expect to find human remains and prepare to handle those situations with proper respect for the families.”
The reason for this claim is an enigma for geologists. Very little is known about the depths, beyond the fact that it was formed more than 15,000 years ago. Its depth makes it inaccessible, even for experienced divers and its remote location makes it “incredibly difficult to launch major operations on the surface,” according to the company.
An expedition that can entail a lot of risks
Travelling to the depths exerts an “extreme pressure” of almost 300 pounds per square inch, through a complete darkness in the lowest points of this hole. For some context, air pressure on the Earth’s surface is 14.7 pounds per square inch; a 20-times difference.
Due to the small dimensions of this submarine, the crew would be made up of just three people: the CEO of Blue Marble Exploration, Guillermo Söhnlein, the leader of the scientific team and a medical director.