![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/titanic-submarine-passenger-heard-mystery-gunshot-noises-before-deadly-implosion/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2_Titan-submarine-passenger-heard-mystery-gunshot-noises-before-deadly-implosion.jpg&description=Karl Stanley, a Honduras submarine tour operator, said he was a few thousand feet below the ocean when he started to hear terrifying "gunshot noises" every three to four minutes A former passenger of the doomed Titanic submarine the Titan heard mystery "gunshot noises" while on board the vessel during one of its first ever voyages. Karl Stanley, a Honduras submarine tour operator, was friends with OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and became one of the first passengers to step foot in the Titan during a test drive in 2019. The submersible would go on to spectacularly implode in June 2023, killing all five men on board - including Mr Rush. But during an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, operator Mr Stanley said he was a few thousand feet below the ocean when he started to hear terrifying "gunshot noises" every three to four minutes. The alarming sound, in Karl's opinion, was the Titan's hull, which was made out of the controversial carbon fibre tube, rather than the titanium used for other submarines. Titanium is strong against compression and tension - which means it can withstand forces that are crushing it or pulling it apart. However, experts believe Mr Rush used carbon fire as it saved money and reduced weight but it was risky - with many maritime experts warning against the material. Mr Stanley said the noises on board concerned him, and were likely to be linked to the material he was using. He said: "I would say every three to four minutes there was loud gunshot-like noises. It's a heck of a sound to hear when you're that far under the ocean, and a craft that has only been down that deep once before." The operator raised his concerns with the OceanGate boss and believed the material he was using could potentially put passengers, who were paying $250,000, at risk. According to Virginia Tech ocean engineering professor Stefano Brizzolara, carbon fibre is "very prone to possible defects" and it "exhibits a more fragile behaviour" than other materials. He suggested t){kind=link}
Karl Stanley, a Honduras submarine tour operator, said he was a few thousand feet below the ocean when he started to hear terrifying “gunshot noises” every three to four minutes
A former passenger of the doomed Titanic submarine the Titan heard mystery “gunshot noises” while on board the vessel during one of its first ever voyages.
Karl Stanley, a Honduras submarine tour operator, was friends with OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and became one of the first passengers to step foot in the Titan during a test drive in 2019. The submersible would go on to spectacularly implode in June 2023, killing all five men on board – including Mr Rush.
But during an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, operator Mr Stanley said he was a few thousand feet below the ocean when he started to hear terrifying “gunshot noises” every three to four minutes.
The alarming sound, in Karl’s opinion, was the Titan’s hull, which was made out of the controversial carbon fibre tube, rather than the titanium used for other submarines.