The missing submersible which vanished with five people on board is controlled by a PlayStation controller and has one window for explorers to peer out of.
Authorities are currently searching for OceanGate’s 22ft carbon fiber and titanium vessel called the Titan after it vanished on Sunday, while taking a trip to view the Titanic wreckage
This is based on the Coast Guard’s estimation that those on board have 72 hours of oxygen left on board – with the carrier having a ‘life support’ of 96 hours.
It went missing off the North American coast in the Atlantic and is believed to have one crew member and four other passengers on board.
Dimensions for the vessel are 670 cm x 280 cm x 250 cm, and it is able to descend to depths of 4,000 meters.
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Authorities are currently searching for OceanGate’s 22ft carbon fibre and titanium vessel called the Titan after it vanished on Sunday
The Titan was built and designed with an aerospace-grade carbon fiber hull mated with titanium endcaps and a dome.
A team of engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center consulted with OceanGate’s engineers during the development of the submersible.
Late in April, the company highlighted that it had moved Titan for final preparations for the 2023 Titanic Expedition.
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