The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released an audio recording of what it suspects is the moment the Titan submersible imploded in June 2023.
According to the administration, the sound comes from a moored passive acoustic recorder that was around 900 miles from the site of the implosion.
The recording only lasts for 23 seconds. In it, static can be heard, as well as a booming, followed by more static.
The submersible, owned by OceanGate, made headlines after it lost contact with its support vessel an hour and 45 minutes into its dive to the wreckage site of the Titanic. On board were five people, all of whom died.
Titan is believed to have imploded at 12,000 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, but officials searched for four days for the submersible before they found evidence of an implosion on the ocean floor.
Among those on board were OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, and his son, Suleman Dawood.
Since the fatal incident in 2023, several reports have come out about the missteps of OceanGate that some believe led to the fatal implosion. Former employees who alleged they were fired for questioning unsafe practices have also come forward.
After the incident, the company, based out of Washington State, suspended its operations.