Final Messages Sent From OceanGate Sub Revealed - See What They Said Seconds Before Implosion...

It’s been over a year since the OceanGate submersible Titan imploded during a voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic. But new details about the five passengers’ final moments are just being released.

On Monday, the US Coast Guard started what is expected to be a two-week hearing into the tragedy. As part of the hearing, an animated video showed the sub’s journey to the bottom of the sea floor — including detailed accounts of the adventurers’ final moments. According to authorities, the Titan began diving from an accompanying ship, the Polar Prince, off the coast of Canada at around 9:20 a.m. local time on June 18, 2023. During the journey, the sub and ship were trading messages for about 40 minutes — until issues started to arise.

Just before 10 a.m., the Polar Prince questioned if the Titan could see the ship on its display. But when they didn’t answer, the Polar Prince started sending more frantic messages — and about 15 minutes later, the Titan finally reported back, acknowledging they still had communication abilities. Paul-Henri Nargeolet, an explorer on board, was believed to be the one sending the messages. Suggesting they were stressed, the Polar Prince wrote:

“I need better comms from you”

The Titan responded “yes” and said they “lost system oand [sic] chat settings.” Well, this seems like a pretty quick warning sign! But both groups carried on like normal. The Polar Prince then asked:

“status? do you see polar prince on your display?”

Titan confirmed, “yes,” adding, “all good here,” at 10:15 a.m. before returning 9 minutes later to notify the ship above that they were “east south east [of] the nbow,” which officials believe meant they were close to the Titanic. Minutes later, the Polar Prince once again wondered if they could be seen on their display. The Titan then asked if they were also at the bow, with the Polar Prince replying:

“making our way there … your position jumps significantly each ping”

Yeesh. They were really having some communication and/or tracking issues, it seems! That’s unnerving!

At 10:47, the Titan was at a depth of 3,346 meters and a pressure of 4,900 pounds per square inch when they noted they had “dropped two wts,” referring to their weight. Then, horrifically, mere seconds later, all communication was lost. Specifically, they lost contact with the other boat at 10:47:32 a.m, the Coast Guard determined. Whoa.

While it is unknown the exact time the sub imploded, after the vessel failed to return from the voyage, a search and rescue mission began. Four days later, the wreck of the sub was found about 500 meters from the Titanic. All five passengers — including Paul-Henri, Hamish Harding, Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, and OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush — died. The company has since suspended operations amid an investigation.

So, given that final message, do you think they knew something was wrong then? Were they worried about dropping weight? While it might seem like a red flag to some, one expert argued this was normal, telling People on Monday:

“The way a sub operates is that you load it up with weight at the top … so that on the surface it’s heavy and that drags it down through the water column down to the bottom. […] As you are nearing the bottom, you want to slow down. […] And so you release weight so that you are not as heavy, more neutrally buoyant, and that enables you to swim around the bottom using the minimum of energy.”

Arguing the last communication was completely normal, the insider added:

“People read that — oh, we dropping weight, they must be in trouble. It’s actually, no, they’re just approaching the Titanic.”

So maybe they died suddenly? With no warning?

Meanwhile, the family of Paul-Henri has been arguing that the passengers experienced “terror and mental anguish” and were aware they were in danger before the implosion, as stated in a lawsuit filed in early August, per reports. The family claimed the ship dropping weight was an urgent attempt to abort the dive and return to the surface.

That said, a deep water exploration expert told People previously that an implosion of this kind would have happened far too fast for the passengers to realize what was happening, noting:

“There would have been no time for fear or pain. They were instantly just … gone.”

It remains such a devastating tragedy. Just based solely on these messages — in particular, that “all good here” comment — it doesn’t seem like they were scared. We sure hope they weren’t… Small mercies…

It will be very interesting to see what comes from the rest of this investigation. Hopefully, the loved ones of those lost will get some much-needed answers. You can see the aforementioned video detailing their final moments (below):