A photo claiming to show the video game controller that served as the doomed Titan submersible’s steering wheel is circulating on social media. But the image is a fake.
An underwater photo from a 2020 BBC story has been altered to include the controller. A marine researcher whose team captured the original image as part of a deep sea study confirmed it dates to 2015 and shows the Pacific Ocean floor, not the Atlantic Ocean, where the submersible imploded earlier this month near the wreck of the Titanic. The U.S.
Coast Guard has also said no images of the Titan have been released by the international team of investigators looking into the cause of the disaster.how the Titan imploded, killing all five people on board, social media users are claiming that a much-discussed part of the submersible has already been located: the repurposed video game controller that served as its steering wheel.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Coast Guard launches investigation into Titan submersible lossThe U.S. Coast Guard has launched a Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) — its highest level of inquiry — into the cause of an underwater implosion that destroyed the Titan submersible with the loss of five people aboard during a deep-sea dive to the site of the Titanic wreck.
Read more »
US Coast Guard, Canada, France, and the UK to probe Titan implosionThe U.S. will convene a Marine Board of Investigation, which is the highest level of investigation conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Read more »
GOP’s Blackburn connects Titan submersible, Hunter Biden storyAs Sen. Marsha Blackburn connects the Titan submersible implosion and the Hunter Biden story, stevebenen wonders whether the Tennessee Republican has ever heard a far-right conspiracy theory she didn't believe.
Read more »
New photos show deep-sea robot being used in Titan sub recovery effortsA deep-sea robot continued to search through the weekend for debris from the Titan submersible, which imploded with five people on board while attempting a dive to explore the wreckage of the Titanic.
Read more »
Florida couple drops lawsuit against Titan sub owner after 'catastrophic implosion'Articles and videos about Florida couple drops lawsuit against Titan sub owner after 'catastrophic implosion' on FOX 29 News Philadelphia.
Read more »
Teen on Titan sub hoped to solve Rubik’s Cube 12,000 feet down, mom saysThe mother of Suleman Dawood, 19, who died on the Titan submersible, said he took his Rubik’s Cube with him in the hopes of breaking a world record.
Read more »