What is the pressure (PSI) at the Titanic shipwreck? How far away are the remains of the Titan?
The crew members of the Titan submersible have been declared dead. How far were the Titan’s debris from the Titanic, and what is the pressure at that depth?
The United States Coast Guard has declared the crew members of the submersible Titan dead.
Last weekend, the small ship, which was on an expedition to discover the remains of the Titanic, was reported missing off the coast of southeastern Canada.
The United States and Canadian Coast Guard immediately launched a rescue operation, but unfortunately, on the afternoon of June 22, there was evidence that all five passengers of the vessel- Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, Stockton Rush and Paul-Henri Nargeolet- were dead.
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What is the pressure in the Titanic wreck and how far from the bow was the wreck of the Titan?
The deaths of the crew members were confirmed after the authorities found remains of the Titan submersible near the Titanic, from which it could be deduced that the capsule imploded, killing all the people who were on board.
The location of the Titanic has been placed at a depth of about 12,500 feet, which means that the pressure is approximately 6,500 PSI, or 400 atmospheres. That’s 400 times more than the pressure at sea level.
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According to official information, the remains of the Titan submersible were found approximately 1,600 feet (500 meters) from the bow of the Titanic. The find was recorded approximately 8:55 a.m. on Thursday, June 22.
Although OceanGate had said that the Titan was designed to withstand the same pressures found at the depths where the wreck of the Titanic is found, concerns had been expressed about the design of the submersible in the past.