Can we talk about the white house? Not THE White House, because I don’t have enough words for the fustercluck that is going on over there, but white houses generally. Have you noticed how they’ve taken over our neighbourhoods almost by stealth. A few years ago you’d see one orContinue Reading
OceanGate Expeditions is still advertising trips to the Titanic shipwreck on its website — more than 10 days after its submersible imploded on its deep-sea journey to the wreckage, killing all five aboard. The undersea exploration company lists two missions to the Titanic in 2024 – from June 12-20 andContinue Reading
The family of a crew member who died on the missing Titanic sub have blasted the delay in a rescue mission being launched. Authorities weren’t alerted to Titan’s disappearance until eight hours after it vanished on Sunday – and high-tech underwater robots only hit the seabed today after the vessel’sContinue Reading
As authorities race to rescue five people on-board a missing tourist submersible bound for the Titanic wreck, questions have been raised about why a similar response wasn’t activated to help about 750 asylum seekers who went overboard when a fishing boat sank into the Mediterranean ocean last week. “The huntContinue Reading
The mission to rescue the missing Titanic mini-sub is entering its final hours — as sounds of banging from deep underwater raised hopes of a last-gasp miracle. A US Navy CURV21 was among robot subs joining the last-ditch bid to find lost craft Titan in the Atlantic and winch itContinue Reading
A photo of OceanGate’s submersible, Titan, before its descent to the Titanic wreck on Sunday has become the last known image of the craft still intact. Dirty Dozen Productions captured the picture of the sub on a platform before it went underwater. While there was hope the vessel in theContinue Reading
Oxygen reserves on board the missing Titanic submersible have run out with hopes of a rescue mission in tatters. According to OceanGate, the company that own the vessel, Titan had 96 hours of oxygen when it went missing on Sunday. Those reserves were depleted at 9.08pm (AEST), confirming the worstContinue Reading
A massive search and rescue effort for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic is at a critical stage, with just hours left before the oxygen supply for the five people on board runs out. As the search continues, it’s been revealed that the craft was designed toContinue Reading
A haunting video shows the last-known sighting of the Titan vessel before it disappeared into the depths of the ocean with five crew on-board. Abbi Jackson, 22, was working as a videographer on the mothership Polar Prince on Sunday morning when five prosperous men sank 13,000 feet and still haven’tContinue Reading
The wife of Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO who was at the helm of the Titanic-bound submersible when it vanished on Sunday, is descended from two wealthy first-class passengers who died when the ship sank in 1912, according to a report. Wendy Rush is the great-great-granddaughter of Isador Straus —Continue Reading