Titanic sub debris seen for first time since deadly catastrophe
FOX NewsJul 05, 2023
The Facts
The US Guard Coast on Wednesday stated that potential human remains have been found among the debris recovered from the seafloor, where pieces of the doomed deep-sea OceanGate Titan submersible settled after its disastrous implosion.
The evidence, which was returned to the Canadian port of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador that morning, will now be transferred to a US Coast Guard cutter somewhere in the US for further analysis and testing.
The Spin
Narrative A
Like every other experimental or exploring endeavor, the Titan voyage had major inherent risks that its passengers were well aware of, yet they decided the opportunity to see the Titanic up close outweighed the dangers of the dive. OceanGate was not expecting the Titan to be found and rescued by the taxpayer-funded Coast Guard, so its right that participation in the dive was solely at the discretion of informed passengers.
Narrative B
While the tragedy of the Titan should not lead to a halt in undersea voyages, either for scientific purposes or tourism, it is crucial that we draw lessons from this incident to ensure that such disasters will not happen ever again. The sinking of the Titanic prompted the introduction of international regulations regarding ocean-going ships; now, it's time to set international standards for submersibles.
Establishment-critical narrative
The submersible's implosion and the death of its occupants is undoubtedly tragic. At the same time, it's telling that the world rallied to find a missing sub while giving minimal coverage to the shipwrecked migrants that went missing off the coast of Greece last week. The scale of global media interest and effort by international marine agencies trying to investigate Titan's loss reveals a depressing hierarchy when it comes to value of life — more resources should be directed towards missing migrants.
