More than eighty hours after the Titan submersible lost contact with its surface ship while on a dive to explore the wreck of the Titanic at 12,500 feet, reports have emerged that the submersible experienced a catastrophic implosion killing everyone on board. A remotely operated underwater vehicle has discovered debris from the Titan on the ocean bead, not far from where the wreck of the Titanic lay. Now as the world mourns the tragic loss of five lives and debates the sea-worthiness of the vehicle and all the wrongs the company OceanGate did, let us recall the story about a dramatic rescue that happened fifty years ago when another submersible sank to the ocean floor sparking a 76-hour international rescue operation.
The rescue of Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson.
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