The haunting final words from the Titan crew onboard the doomed Titan submersible have been released as a hearing is told that a prospective pilot refused to enter the OceanGate sub.
A hearing into the tragedy was told that the last words said from the Titan crew before it imploded were "all good".
On Monday, the US Coast Guard created an animated replay of the journey of the sub.
According to the presentation, the crew were communicating with support staff aboard the Polar Prince via text messages.
The haunting final words from the Titan crew onboard the doomed Titan submersible have been released
ReutersThe Polar Prince repeatedly inquired about the submersible’s depth and weight.
However, the final response was "all good here" - which became spotty.
The hearing’s first witness, Tony Nissen, OceanGate’s former engineering director testified that he was asked to pilot the submersible and replied: "I’m not getting in it."
He said that the sub had undergone tests and adjustments before its dives to the Titanic.
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However, the doomed watercraft was hit by lightning in 2018.
He explained that this could have compromised its hull.
Nissen also told the hearing that Stockton Rush, co-founder of OceanGate, could be difficult to work for.
OceanGate’s former engineering director said that he attempted to hide his disputes with Rush behind closed doors.
A hearing into the tragedy was told that the last words said from the Titan crew before it imploded were 'all good'
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But added: "Most people would eventually just back down to Stockton".
The disaster killed the company CEO Rush, explorer Hamish Harding, French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, and his 19-year-old son, Sulaiman on June 18 last year.
Days after communication was lost, human remains were found in wreckage which was located around 1,600ft from the wreckage of the Titanic.
The aim of the hearing in Charleston County, South Carolina, is to "uncover the facts surrounding the incident and develop recommendations to prevent similar tragedies in the future".
