A #submersible is an #underwatercraft which needs to be transported and supported by a #surfacevessel or platform. This distinguishes submersibles from #submarines which are self-supporting and capable of independent operation.
Authorities have said the #Titanic touring submersible that went missing suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing all five people on board while descending to explore the wreckage of the famous ship.
That submersible, known as #Titan began the two and a half hour trip early Sunday and lost contact with its mother ship, the #PolarPrince an hour and 45 minutes into the journey.
The tail cone and other debris from the missing submersible were found by a remotely operated vehicle about 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic, which rests about 13,000 feet deep in the North Atlantic Ocean, the US Coast Guard announced
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