New Details of the Titan Passengers’ Final Moments and 3 More Highlights from Coast Guard Investigation [Video]

“I have no desire to die,” the doomed sub’s pilot and creator, Stockton Rush, previously said

Over the last week, a number of new details and revelations have been made public as part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s ongoing investigation into how the Titan submersible imploded during a doomed dive last summer, killing all five people onboard.

The headline-grabbing moments at the hearing — which began in Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 16 and ends on Friday, Sept. 27 — included confirmation of the Titan’s final messages to the surface, photos and video of recovery teams later discovering the submersible’s remains on the ocean floor and a number of firsthand accounts about what it was like working or diving with Titan operator OceanGate, which has now ceased operations and is cooperating with the Coast Guard.

Investigators will submit a final report once their work is complete, which is expected to go beyond the two-week …