美国海岸警卫队发布了OceanGate Titan残骸的第一个公开视频，一年前，该潜水器在2023年6月潜入泰坦尼克号残骸现场时不幸内爆。

这起事件夺去了船上所有五人的生命，使其成为50多年来第一起涉及深海潜水器的致命事故。

这段视频是由遥控潜水器（ROV）拍摄的。它显示了泰坦的船尾尾部躺在海底，附近散落着碎片，包括电子设备、电线和碳纤维船体部件。海岸警卫队的调查显示，该潜艇的实验性碳纤维船体迅速内爆，很可能没有事先警告。

这段视频在海事调查委员会（MBI）听证会上播放，听证会本应调查事故原因并建议采取法律行动。海岸警卫队MBI就潜水器的设计、建造和操作实践对四名OceanGate人员进行了调查。

一个主要焦点是该公司已故的首席执行官Richard Stockton Rush III，他避免了获得分类和获得海岸警卫队检验证书（COI）等监管要求。死于内爆的拉什声称，OceanGate的设计“突破了极限”，并在2022年的一次会议上承认了风险。

OceanGate的使命是使深海探险更加容易，重点是高净值个人，其“科学”潜水体验的价格在2万至3.5万美元之间。2023年的探险是第三次前往泰坦尼克号沉船遗址，据报道，每位参与者支付了25万美元。

遇难者包括英国商人哈米什·哈丁、巴基斯坦国民沙赫扎达·达伍德和他的儿子苏莱曼、法国探险家保罗·亨利·纳吉莱特以及拉什本人。

这艘船长约22英尺，高9英尺，宽8英尺，由碳纤维和钛制成。它因其独特的设计而受到关注，其中包括与视频游戏控制器一起操作。

与泰坦号的通信在潜水90分钟后中断，后来在距离泰坦尼克号船头1600英尺的地方发现了五大块的潜水器。

OceanGate发表了一份公开声明，向遇难者家属表示哀悼，并希望正在进行的诉讼程序能够找出这起悲惨事件的原因。

海岸警卫队的调查仍在继续，可能会在未来两周内听取24名证人的证词，其中包括几名前OceanGate雇员。

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英文原文

The United States Coast Guard has released the first public video of the OceanGate Titan wreckage, one year after the submersible tragically imploded on a dive to the Titanic wreck site in June 2023.



The incident claimed the lives of all five onboard, making it the first fatal accident involving a deep-sea submersible in over fifty years.



The footage was captured by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). It showed the Titan’s stern tail section resting on the ocean floor, with debris scattered nearby, comprising electronics, wiring, and carbon fibre hull parts. The Coast Guard’s investigation reveals that the sub’s experimental carbon hull imploded quickly, most likely with no prior warning.



The footage was shown at the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) hearings, which were supposed to investigate the causes of the accident and recommend legal action. The Coast Guard MBI probed four OceanGate personnel about the submersible’s design, construction, and operational practices.



A main focus was on the company’s late CEO, Richard Stockton Rush III, who avoided regulatory requirements like obtaining classification and getting a Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). Rush, who died in the implosion, claimed that OceanGate was “pushing the envelope” with its design and acknowledged the risks at a 2022 conference.



OceanGate’s mission to make deep-sea expeditions more accessible focused on high-net-worth individuals, with “scientific” diving experiences priced between $20,000 and $35,000. The 2023 expedition was the third journey to the Titanic wreck site, and each participant reportedly paid $250,000.



The victims were British businessman Hamish Harding, Pakistani nationals Sha***ada Dawood and his son Suleman, French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet, and Rush himself.



The vessel, measuring about 22 feet in length, 9 feet in height, and 8 feet in width, was built of carbon fibre and titanium. It gained attention for its unique design, which included being operated with a video game controller.



Communication with the Titan ended 90 minutes into the dive, and the submersible was later found in five large pieces around 1,600 feet from the Titanic’s bow.



OceanGate issued a public statement expressing condolences to the victims’ families and hoping that the ongoing proceedings would uncover the cause of the tragic incident.

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