Tracking of the sub's position (lat/long and depth) is achieved through the same system but is controlled by the computer and updates the sub's position every few seconds.Īccording to the reporting from Scientific American, the communications technology "allow for underwater acoustic positioning, as well as for short text messages to be sent back and forth to the surface vessel – but the amount of data that can be shared is limited and usually includes basic telemetry and status information." The sub is required to communicate with topside every fifteen minutes or more frequently if needed.
Titan communicates with the topside comms and tracking team via text messages which are exchanged via a USBL (ultra-short baseline) acoustic system. The following question and answer was pulled from the company's website:Ĭan the submersible communicate with the crew on the surface? Titan's Text Message Technologyįirst off, yes, the Titan sub had the ability to send and receive what OceanGate referred to as text messages, as CNN, Scientific American, and ABC News reported. Earlier on the same day, the company had announced on its website that it had " suspended all exploration and commercial operations." We did not receive a response. Note: On July 6, we reached out to OceanGate Expeditions to ask about this rumor. We'll also lay out how thoughts from film director James Cameron aligned with what appeared in the messages that were being shared online. In what follows, we'll detail everything we know about this subject, including a picture of the Titan's laminated short codes, video of what text message communications looked like on the screen inside the Titan, Pogue's credentialed thoughts on the rumor, as well as the discredited transcript itself. Pogue's detailed message to us appears near the end of this story and contains key insight regarding this matter. As such, we rated the claim as "Unproven." However, on July 12, we updated the rating to "False," thanks to new insight sent to us from "CBS This Morning" correspondent David Pogue, who had spent time documenting the OceanGate crew and the Titan in July 2022.
Initially, we were not able to determine if the transcript was real or fake. When this article was first published ( archived), our findings were inconclusive. Five passengers, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, were on board when the sub apparently imploded on the same morning, according to the U.S.
On the morning of June 18, the Titan (which technically was a submersible and not a submarine) lost communication with the Canadian research icebreaker Polar Prince shortly after beginning its descent to explore the wreckage of the Titanic. In early July 2023, TikTok and YouTube users published videos promoting what they referred to as a "transcript" or "log" of the final text message communications from OceanGate Expeditions' Titan submersible.
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