A scientist who boarded a submersible to the Titanic more than two decades ago has urged governments to shut down all expeditions to the wreck until authorities determine what caused the catastrophic implosion.
“When the US Space Shuttle Challenger exploded ... we shut down the entire US space program to figure out what went wrong. I think that’s what we need to do now.”
Reflecting on his 2000 descent to the Titanic, Dr Guillen said he felt immense empathy for the five passengers on board the Titan because his expedition nearly met its own catastrophic fate after becoming caught in the propeller of the 1912 luxury liner’s tomb.For the two and a half hours it took to descend to the wreckage, he recalls the dive as faultless. But problems emerged as the submersible moved from the bow of the Titanic towards the stern.
“At two and a half miles below the surface, there isn’t any way to get you out. And so I felt an enormous sadness at that point.” “[The Titan] wasn’t designed for scientific research. It was designed for tourism [and] for profit. And that to me, makes all the difference in the world,” he said.
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