Recently, haunting images have been unveiled following the recovery of an intact memory card from the remains of the ill-fated OceanGate Titan submersible.
The submersible, valued at $4.2 million, suffered a catastrophic implosion in June 2023, approximately 372 miles southeast of St John’s, Newfoundland, in Canada, claiming the lives of all five individuals onboard: Stockton Rush, 61, the co-founder and CEO of OceanGate; Shahzada Dawood, a 48-year-old British-Pakistani entrepreneur, along with his 19-year-old son, Suleman; Hamish Harding, a 58-year-old British businessman; and Paul-Henry Nargeolet, a 77-year-old former French navy diver.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has disclosed a series of eerie images stored on the Titan sub’s camera memory card subsequent to issuing its final report on the tragedy, affirming that design flaws led to the vessel’s collapse.
The camera recovered from the exterior of the Titan’s hull was intended for capturing video and still images at depths of up to 6,000 meters.
Forensics experts at the NTSB’s Vehicle Recorder Laboratory managed to extract 12 still photos and nine video clips from the SD memory card housed inside the camera. As per Tom’s Hardware, the memory card is believed to be a SanDisk Extreme Pro 512GB, priced at around £60 on Amazon.
While the camera’s outer casing remained intact, its lens, visible through the sapphire optical window, was fractured.
The camera withstood the implosion due to its durable titanium construction, featuring a front optical window crafted from synthetic sapphire crystal to safeguard the lens and internal electronics.
A trio of the retrieved videos appear to have been filmed underwater, showcasing similar lighting and environments.
Furthermore, the NTSB managed to identify the Launch and Recovery System (LARS) utilized for deploying and recovering the OceanGate Titan submersible during its training exercises or missions. One underwater video depicts a diver swimming near the