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Disasters & emergencies fact checks

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PolitiFactDisasters & emergencies

The Titan submersible was found June 21 with all five passengers alive.

Publisher’s rating: False

Related reporting contradicts the claim that the Titan was found with all five passengers alive. It describes the submersible going missing on June 18, 2023, during its descent toward the Titanic wreck, and says that pieces of the vessel—not living passengers—were found about four days later near the wreck. The excerpts do not specify that the discovery occurred on June 21, so they do not establish that exact date. The reporting also states that the disaster killed all five people aboard. A Canadian safety-board investigation examined the voyage and concluded that the submersible imploded; subsequent reporting says investigators concluded the passengers died instantly. Thus, the evidence identifies the claimed event but directly conflicts with its assertion that the passengers were alive when the vessel was found.