When most people think of submarines these days, they probably recall the 2023 Titan disaster. The submersible vessel suffered a catastrophic implosion 3,500 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean in its attempt to visit the husk of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.
The tragedy greatly diminished Americans’ interest in submersibles and actually fueled greater fear of traveling to the ocean’s dark depths, resulting in an inquiry by the U.S. Coast Guard and leading the exploration company OceanGate to shut down operations.
