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June 18, 2023

On June 18, 2023, titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean. The year's #1 song was "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen.

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2023 (MMXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade.

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On June 18, 2023

  1. 2023 Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean.

    Submersible that imploded in 2023

    Titan, previously named Cyclops 2, was a submersible created and operated by the American underwater tourism company OceanGate. It was the first privately owned submersible with a claimed maximum depth of 4 kilometers, and the first completed crewed submersible with a hull constructed of titanium and carbon fiber composite materials.

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Died on June 18, 2023

Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: Pakistani businessman and philanthropist (1975–2023)
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: British businessman (1964–2023)
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: French naval officer and explorer (1946–2023)
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: American businessman (1962–2023)

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