Titanic Tragedy: The Catastrophic Loss of the Titan Submersible with Hunter Shkolnik

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Elisa D’Amico interviews Hunter Shkolnik of Napoli Shkolnik about the tragic implosion of the Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, that disappeared in international waters in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 400 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The two discuss the risks and implications of extreme adventure tourism, the international rescue/recovery mission, and how the fatal implosion that killed five people on board is expected to play out in the courts.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"> OceanGate Expeditions invited passengers to sail from the Atlantic coast of Canada for an 8-day expedition to dive on the iconic <em>RMS Titanic</em> shipwreck that lies 380 miles offshore and 3,800 meters below the surface. Advertised as both a thrilling travel experience and a research expedition, at $250,000 a ticket, it catered to wealthy individuals seeking to push the boundaries of their physical and mental capabilities.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"> For four days, personnel from the United States, Canada, France, and Britain, scanned thousands of square miles of open seas with planes and ships for any sign of the submersible.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Shkolnik expresses disappointment about how the salacious media coverage of the search largely overshadowed the aftermath of a far greater maritime disaster stemming from the w