{"id":138706,"date":"2024-09-20T14:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/20\/all-it-could-do-was-spin-in-circles-previous-titan-sub-passenger-says-his-mission-was-aborted\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T14:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T14:22:23","slug":"all-it-could-do-was-spin-in-circles-previous-titan-sub-passenger-says-his-mission-was-aborted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/20\/all-it-could-do-was-spin-in-circles-previous-titan-sub-passenger-says-his-mission-was-aborted\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;All it could do was spin in circles&#8217;: Previous Titan sub passenger says his mission was aborted"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/09\/1920x1080\/skynews-titan-submersible_6688629.jpg?20240917192738&amp;resize=1920,1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;All it could do was spin in circles&#8217;: Previous Titan sub passenger says his mission was aborted\" title=\"&#8216;All it could do was spin in circles&#8217;: Previous Titan sub passenger says his mission was aborted\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>A previous Titan submersible dive to the Titanic was aborted due to an apparent mechanical failure, one of the mission&#8217;s passengers has said.<\/p>\n<p>Fred Hagen had paid a fee to go on a dive in the Titan in 2021, two years before it imploded and killed all five passengers onboard.<\/p>\n<p>He told a US Coast Guard panel investigating the tragedy on Friday that his trip was aborted underwater when the Titan began malfunctioning and it was clear they weren&#8217;t going to reach the Titanic wreck site.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We realised that all it could do was spin around in circles, making right turns,&#8221; Mr Hagen said. &#8220;At this juncture, we obviously weren&#8217;t going to be able to navigate to the Titanic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said the Titan resurfaced and the mission was scrapped.<\/p>\n<p><em>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\"><strong>Sky News app<\/strong><\/a>. 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