A mission specialist at OceanGate, Renata Rojas, has testified about the moment her crew realized the Titan submersible was missing during its doomed dive to the Titanic. Rojas described a positive atmosphere before the dive and the growing concern as communication with the sub ceased.
A witness has revealed the harrowing moment the doomed OceanGate Titan sub vanished in a hearing into the disaster. Five people were killed when the private submersible imploded during a visit to the Titan ic last year.Speaking today, Renata Rojas, a mission specialist at OceanGate, revealed the moment her crew realised the sub was missing.Unlike many of the other witnesses at this week’s US Coast Guard hearing, Ms Rojas began her testimony with positive words about OceanGate.
Rojas told the hearing she knew the risks involved with taking the trip, comparing the Titan submersible to the Apollo Space programme.“They tested by doing,” she added.This comes after the last words of the Titan’s crew before the sub imploded were revealed to be “all good.” The US Coast Guard presented an animated re-creation of the journey of the Titan on Monday, the first day of what is expected to be a two-week hearing into the causes of the implosion in June 2023.
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