The implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible last week, which killed the five people on board, has put the safety of ocean exploration in the spotlight — as did another Northern Atlantic underwater tragedy 60 years ago.
The incident led to the creation of the Submarine Safety Program, or SUBSAFE, in 1963, and a complete change in safety checks and regulations that last to this day.
"I think we have, as a consequence of the tragic loss of Thresher, much safer submarines," said Bowen."There has been no loss of a U.S. SUBSAFE submarine since that time." "Previous to that time, it was very difficult, sort of, if you will, searching the ocean with a flashlight which doesn't really shine very far in deep ocean darkness," said Bowen."[Thanks to] the evolution of tools, we're able to move freely on the seafloor and perform a valuable service in terms of understanding the deep ocean. Alvin has since become really an important tool for the scientific community.
"We're working hard to sort of expand that human footprint notion to the application of some of these technologies," he said."And I think it's fair to say that that's a really important part where some innovation is occurring. And it's, it's rapidly transforming our ability to understand the ocean, not a moment too soon."
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