Titan (submersible)
''Titan'', previously called ''Cyclops 2'', was a submersible created and operated by underwater exploration company OceanGate. It was the first privately-owned submersible with a claimed maximum depth of , and the first completed crewed submersible with a hull constructed of titanium and carbon fiber composite materials. After testing with dives to its maximum intended depth in 2018 and 2019, the original composite hull of ''Titan'' developed fatigue (material), fatigue damage and was replaced by 2021. In that year, OceanGate began transporting paying customers to the Wreck of the Titanic, wreck of the ''Titanic'', completing several dives to the wreck site in 2021 and 2022. During the submersible’s first 2023 expedition, all five occupants were killed when Titan submersible implosion, the vessel imploded. OceanGate lost contact with ''Titan'' on 18 June and contacted authorities later that day after the submersible was overdue for return. A massive international search and r ...
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