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Nearly a third of the sub consisted of [[oxygen]].<ref>https://nypost.com/2023/06/25/titanic-submersibles-voice-recordings-to-be-probed-as-officials-mull-possible-criminality/</ref>
 
Nearly a third of the sub consisted of [[oxygen]].<ref>https://nypost.com/2023/06/25/titanic-submersibles-voice-recordings-to-be-probed-as-officials-mull-possible-criminality/</ref>
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== Materials used ==
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Movie director James Cameron, who has made many trips to the ''Titanic'', criticized OceanGate for using composite materials rather than titanium (which is very expensive) or steel (which is heavy).<ref>https://www.aesteiron.com/blog/stainless-steel-vs-titanium.html</ref>  The ''[[New York Post]]'' described Cameron's view as follows:
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{{The material likely led to the “critical failure” that claimed the lives of five passengers aboard the minivan-sized craft, Cameron told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos.
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“You don’t use composites for vessels that are seeing external pressure,” he said. “They’re great for internal pressure vessels like scuba tanks, for example, but they’re terrible for external pressure.”<ref>https://nypost.com/2023/06/23/james-cameron-blames-titanic-subs-carbon-fiber-hull-for-implosion/</ref>}}
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
*[https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/whos-missing-on-the-titanic-tour-world-record-breaker-business-leaders/ The 5 passengers on the Titan]
 
*[https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/whos-missing-on-the-titanic-tour-world-record-breaker-business-leaders/ The 5 passengers on the Titan]
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