“Once the submersible is launched you will begin to see alienlike lifeforms whizz by the viewport as you sink deeper and deeper into the ocean,” the company wrote on its website when it advertised the expedition. “It’s literally like being in a tin can because it’s got rounded sides.” “You could not be in that thing if you’re claustrophobic,” Weissmann said. Once inside, they would sit on a platform, with their legs crossed or out straight. The team was carried to the Titan’s launch and recovery platform by one of two inflatable dinghies named Stewie and Max. Just before a dive, they’d change into fleece vests, black flight suits bearing the OceanGate logo and warm socks - no shoes allowed on the submersible. Moving about the Polar Prince, mission participants were required to wear water-activated life vests, bright orange jackets, helmets and steel-toed boots, said Arnie Weissmann, a journalist who spent eight days aboard the support ship in May before his mission was aborted. ![]() “More expedition updates to follow IF the weather holds!” “A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow,” renowned adventurer Hamish Harding said Saturday on Instagram. Three missions involving other teams had been scrapped due to bad weather in the previous four weeks, but the latest OceanGate Expeditions group was hopeful. The Polar Prince, a Canadian icebreaker ship, steamed out of Newfoundland on Friday, June 16, towing the experimental Titan submersible and carrying the five-man team headed to explore the iconic ocean liner's watery gravesite. ![]() How they came together unfolded over an intense week that raised temporary hopes and left lingering questions. ![]() The wrecks of the Titanic and the Titan sit on the ocean floor, separated by 1,600 feet (490 meters) and 111 years of history.
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