The first expedition to the wreck of the Titanic will take place since the Titan submarine disaster, which killed all five passengers on board in a “catastrophic implosion”.
The unmanned mission is being carried out by RMS Titanic Inc, a company that owns the salvage rights to one of the world’s most famous shipwrecks: the Titanic.
RMS Titanic Inc. aims to preserve the tragic history of the Titanic, which sank in April 1912, for future generations.
The announcement comes a year after the Oceangate disaster claimed the lives of the company’s CEO Stockton Rush, 61, Hamish Hardin, 58, Paul Henry Nargeolet, 77, and father and son Shahzada, 48, and Suleman Dawood, 19.
On June 18, 2023, the expedition, which cost £250,000 per ticket, disappeared after jumping into the sea to investigate the remains of the Titanic.
RMS Titanic Inc will conduct an unmanned mission to the wreck of the Titanic, more than a year after the Oceangate tragedy
The US federal government attempted to prevent the RMS Titanic from diving last year, citing federal and international agreements that the wreck is a burial site (Photo: Titanic)
The company has been criticised for ignoring warnings about the risks and offering discounts on tickets to some participants in the trip. An investigation is currently underway.
According to the Independent , the US federal government attempted to prevent the RMS Titanic from diving last year, citing federal law and an international agreement that considered the wreck a grave.
The organization has now been given permission to search the area after explaining that they wanted to disturb the wreck as little as possible.
They said this included “the hull of the ship and the remains of the 1,500 people who died when the ship sank.”
Despite the challenges, the company confirmed to the Independent that its mission will still go ahead next month.
According to the publication, this year’s dive will be completely unmanned and the vehicles will be remotely controlled.
The company said in a Reddit post last week that it plans to keep the ROVs underwater for a total of 20 days so it can gather as much information about the site as possible.
“We are not using manned submarines this time, so fortunately we do not have to worry about that. We only have to worry about the fear of being trapped on the ship,” they wrote.
This most recent expedition is the first by the RMS Titanic Inc. since 2010. They plan to use the most advanced technology.
The bow of the RMS Titanic at its resting place on the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean
On June 18, 2023, the Oceangate expedition, which cost £250,000 per ticket, disappeared after sinking at sea to explore the remains of the Titanic
French Navy veteran PH Nargeolet (left) was in the submarine with Stockton Rush (right), CEO of the OceanGate Expedition
All five people on board were killed, including British billionaire adventurer Hamish Harding (left) and Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman (right), who was just 19.
During the dive they hope to document objects that they can possibly recover during future expeditions.
They also want to gather as many details about the tragedy as possible, saying the wreck could be full of “surprises.”
One of their main objectives is to recover the Marconi wireless system, a device used to send the SOS signal during the disaster in the North Atlantic.
According to the Independent, the company will not board the ship itself during next month’s dive.
The wreck of the Titanic lies at the bottom of international waters and is owned by no one. However, RMS Titanic Inc. was given exclusive rights to salvage the wreck.
These rights were transferred to the company through an agreement concluded in 1994 between Liverpool and London Steamship Protection and Indemnity Association.
MailOnline has contacted RMS Titanic Inc for more information.