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News Articles: deep sea exploration

Amelia Earhart stands next to her Lockheed Electra 10E, before her last flight in 1937 from Oakland, Calif., bound for Honolulu. Her disappearance remains one of aviation's biggest mysteries.

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Ocean explorers hoped they photographed Amelia Earhart's plane. Turns out it's a rock

Earhart, her navigator and their plane disappeared during their attempted 1937 circumnavigation of the globe. A deep sea exploration company thought it might have solved the mystery, but it lives on.

November 25, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger, commander of the First Coast Guard District talks to the media on June 22, 2023, at Coast Guard Station Boston.

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A year after the Titan submersible implosion, investigators still don't have answers

OceanGate's Titan submersible imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck one year ago. The Coast Guard initially had 12 months to complete its investigation, but says it needs more time.

June 18, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick speaks to reporters about the search for the Titan submersible on Wednesday in Boston, Mass.

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The U.S. Navy heard the likely implosion of the missing Titan sub on Sunday

The Navy, which was part of the unified command hunting for the Titan submersible, said it had acoustic data "consistent with an implosion" on Sunday at the start of a five-day search.

June 23, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
GPB News NPR

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What we know about the 5 men who were aboard the wrecked Titan sub

The five people who died while trying to catch a glimpse of the wrecked ocean liner included a Guinness World Record holder, a deep sea entrepreneur, wealthy businessmen and "Mr. Titanic."

June 23, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Rear Adm. John Mauger, the U.S. Coast Guard District commander, speaks during a news conference in Boston on Thursday about the search for the missing OceanGate submersible Titan.

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All 5 passengers aboard Titan sub are dead after a 'catastrophic implosion'

After days of search and rescue efforts, U.S. Coast Guard officials have determined there was a "catastrophic implosion of the vessel," and that all on board died.

June 22, 2023
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  • Emily Olson and
  • Vanessa Romo
OceanGate uses its Titan vessel to take tourists deep below sea level to visit the Titanic shipwreck. It disappeared in the North Atlantic during one such trip on Sunday.

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Experts raised safety concerns about OceanGate years before its Titanic sub vanished

Experts from within and outside OceanGate worried about the safety and development of the Titan as far back as 2018, years before its inaugural dive. One tells NPR its disappearance isn't a surprise.

June 22, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
An undated photo shows a tourist submersible belonging to OceanGate descending into the ocean. Search and rescue operations for one of the company's submersibles, Titan, are continuing Wednesday.

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Missing submersible: Rescuers race to find Titan after detecting underwater noises

The U.S. Coast Guard said that a surveillance plane detected "underwater noises" close to where the Titan lost contact with its control room. Experts say the sub's oxygen may run out on Thursday.

June 21, 2023
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  • Emily Olson and
  • Willem Marx
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jamie Frederick speaks during a press conference about the search efforts for the submersible that went missing near the wreck of the Titanic in Boston on Tuesday.

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Here's the latest on the missing Titan submersible and the race to rescue passengers

The Titan, a minivan-size submersible, was carrying five people to the Titanic's watery grave when it lost contact. The vessel has enough oxygen to keep its passengers alive for about 40 more hours.

June 21, 2023
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  • Emily Olson and
  • Ayana Archie
Experts say the model will be a valuable tool for future Titanic research and deep-sea exploration in general.

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  • History

A remarkable new view of the Titanic shipwreck is here, thanks to deep-sea mappers

The Titanic wreck is hard to reach and harder to capture, with most images showing just a section at a time. The first full-sized digital scan offers what experts call a game-changing view.

May 20, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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