When the OceanGate Titan failed to return to surface after a planned mission to the site of the RMS Titanic in June of 2023, OceanGate activated Pelagic Research Services for intervention. PRS immediately mobilized their 6000-meter Odysseus 6K ROV System, carried by USAF C-17s to an awaiting vessel in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and raced against the clock to reach the seafloor to locate, and ideally rescue, the missing crew.
Though the discovery of the Titan’s catastrophic implosion was a devastating coda to the PRS mission, it highlighted a fundamental issue with current, private manned submersible operations: the availability of a rapid, ready-state response system standing by for immediate intervention when self-rescue fails.
Edward Cassano, CEO of Pelagic Research Services, will discuss System 3R, an integrated, mobile response system that provides the best possibility for rescue if a submersible becomes disabled and the crew and support vessel are unable to activate self-rescue.
