First pic of doomed Titan sub submerged after implosion as tragic last message from crew is revealed
THE first picture of the Titan submersible on the ocean floor has been released - after its tragic implosion killed all on board.
The image shows the aft tail cone of the vessel sticking out of the mud at 3,775m deep alongside other debris.
The snap was taken by a remotely operated vehicle during a subsequent search of the ocean floor after the horror dive.
The last message from the Titan has also been revealed, sent when the submersible was 3,341m deep.
The message read: "dropped two wts" and was sent at 10.47am.
Six seconds after the message was sent the Titan was pinged for the final time at a depth of 3,346m.
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There was no communications between it and the Polar Prince mothership the indicated any trouble or emergency on board the sub.
"Presumed human remains" were recovered from the ocean floor in two recovery operations.
The remains were taken ashore and were matched with the profiles of the victims on board the submersible.
The Polar Prince began to realise the worst had happened when it sent a message to the Titan at 10.49am saying it had "lost tracking".
A bombshell new lawsuit claims the explorers knew they were going to die after a failed last bid to save themselves.
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