Missing since Sunday, June 18, the five passengers aboard the Titan submarine have recently been found dead. They were hoping to visit the shipwreck of the Titanic, which sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in April 1912 off the North American coast.
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Since the submarine's disappearance, search operations have been launched by the U.S. and Canadian coastguards in an attempt to locate the crew's bodies, as the sub itself has been found in debris, mere hours after it was believed to run out of oxygen.
The Titan submarine tragedy may have consequences for Céline Dion
Following the news of the submarine's disappearance, Céline Dion's My Heart Will Go On has been getting a lot more streams on streaming platforms. Recorded in 1997, the soundtrack to James Cameron's film Titanicracked up over 500,000 streams in just a few days, according to TMZ.
The Canadian superstar has not spoken out on the subject yet. Indeed, since the announcement of her illness a few months ago, which forced her to cancel her world tour, the singer has been very discreet in the media, including on her own social media.
‘My Heart Will Go On’ by Celine Dion has seen a surge in streams with over half a million Spotify plays since Thursday, TMZ reports. pic.twitter.com/yNlmSFBdTQ
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The latest on the Titan submarine tragedy
Initially designed to withstand the extreme water pressure at Titanic's depth, hopes of finding the submersible's passengers alive have been dashed. On Thursday June 22, debris from the Titan was found close to the shipwreck at a depth of 4,000 meters in the North Atlantic. The US Coast Guard reportedly heard an implosion in the area. Investigations are still underway.
Interviewed by ABC NEWS, James Cameron commented on the incident:
I'm struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned of the presence of an iceberg ahead of his ship and yet he proceeded at full speed into a block of ice.
The director also paid tribute to French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, whom he had known for 25 years.
That he died in this way... It's almost impossible for me to accept.
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This article has been translated from Oh!MyMag FR.
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TMZ: 'TITANIC' THEME GETS STREAMING BUMP ...
ABC NEWS: James Cameron on similarities between Titanic wreck and tourist sub
