Titanic submarine SD card found

Question

Two years ago, the OceanGate Submarine imploded and left people shocked. This week, investigators found an SD card that was still intact and still functions. The card is SanDisk Extreme Pro 512GB (Landymore, 2025). According to Futurism, "The camera device model was listed as a SubC Rayfine Mk2 Benthic Camera, which is rated up to a depth of 6,000 meters, or nearly 20,000 feet". The team of authorities and investigators recovered 12 images and nine videos from the card, none of which seem to have been taken during the accident.  

Answer 1

The claim that the camera retrieved from the wreck of Titan contained an intact SD card is supported, but the implication that it captured footage of the disaster is not accurate. According to Tom’s Hardware, investigators found a camera—identified as a SanDisk Extreme Pro 512 GB card inside a SubC Rayfin Mk2 Benthic Camera rated for 6,000 m depths and successfully recovered 12 still images and 9 video files from it. However, none of the recovered files were from the final dive or implosion event. 

 

Additional coverage in the article on MSN notes that the memory card “still worked,” and that while “eerie photos” and videos were retrieved, all were from earlier missions or surface operations, not the accident itself. “No data with a timestamp after May 16th was found on the camera, so it is likely that none of the data recorded on the SD Card were of the accident voyage or dive.” (MSN) Again, this corroborates that the media exists and was recoverable, but clarifies that the content doesn’t offer any photos or videos from the June 2023 implosion.

The core assertion is correct: the SD card survived, data was retrieved, and the camera model and card type align with the reports. But any suggestion that the card captured any final moments of the Titan is false.

Comments

You say that the implication that the footage is from the date of the disaster is not accurate, which is true, but that is never stated in the claim and is actually argued against. The claim states that all the footage seems to be from prior expeditions. There is no suggestion within the claim to state otherwise.

Answer 2

     From my research, I have found this statement to be true. There was a camera found in the wreckage of the OceanGate Titan submersible, with its lens shattered but in place (TechSpot). Within the camera was a 512-gigabyte SD drive, which had 12 images and 9 videos saved on it. None of the videos or pictures saved on the SD were from the expedition in which the incident occurred (PetaPixel). In terms of primary sources, I found a few of the photos from the SD card, but those were all through secondary sources. I also found information from the Titan Submersible Board of Investigation, which includes information on the submersible incident but does not state any information on the SD card, as the website currently lacks government funding. I have found a multitude of secondary sources that support this claim. Both PetaPixel and TechSpot, as previously mentioned, talk about the SD found on the submersible and the data on it, as well as the fact that the data was not from the date of the incident. Another source, Tom’s Hardware, has identical information. A post on X from popular science YouTuber Scott Manley shows a photo of the camera that was retrieved, as well as an investigation report on the camera. Overall, there is prominent and consistent information with evidence that would support this claim to be true. 

     Scott Manley’s post on X: https://x.com/DJSnM/status/1978569771789467981 

     TechSpot: www.techspot.com/news/109921-oceangate-titan-sub-camera-found-mostly-intact-sandisk.html 

     PetaPixel: petapixel.com/2025/10/16/sd-card-recovered-from-camera-that-was-onboard-oceangate-titan-sub 

     Tom’s Hardware: www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/microsd-cards/tragic-oceangate-titan-submersibles-usd62-sandisk-memory-card-found-undamaged-at-wreckage-site-12-stills-and-nine-videos-have-been-recovered-but-none-from-the-fateful-implosion 

     Titan Submersible Board of Investigation:  www.news.uscg.mil/News-by-Region/Headquarters/Titan-Submersible 

Answer 3

After looking through multiple sources I find this posting to be true.  A camera was found within the wreckage of the OceanGate Submarine although the lens was shattered but still in place according to TechSpot.  Inside this camera there was a Sandisk Extreme Pro 512GB SD card (PetaPixel). The claim that there were 12 images and 9 videos on the SD card and that none of them were of the accident is also correct as reported by LadBible.  The type of camera being a SubC Rayfine Mk2 Benthic Camera is also true as reported by Tom's Hardware.  I tried finding a more primary source and the official Titan Submersible Marine Board of Investigation showed up but is not currently being updated due to "a lack of funding".  

Conclusion: All statements in the above post prove to be true according to multiple verifiable sources.

Answer 4

In my research I found that these aspects of the claim are true: the submarine did implode two years ago, Investigators did recover a camera from the wreck, identified as the SubC Rayfine Mk2 Benthic, rated to 6,000 m depth, the camera did include a fully intact SD card with 12 images and 9 videos, none being footage of the accident. 

The first primary source I found was the data report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).  It contained descriptions of the recovered camera, its model, rating to 6,000 m, recovery of intact SD card, and more data (https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/?NTSBNumber=DCA23FM036). Since this was an official report I found it to be a credible primary source and it backs up the evidence made in the original claim. Another I located was from the Titan Submersible Board of Investigation which contains sources for information on the original accident. It further backs up the claim that there is no SD information regarding the actual accident. Some secondary sources were from an article from TechSpot stating how the SD card survived and how no actual footage of the accident was found. Another article was in LADBible where some images of training and shallow water were shown. Also additional summary and camera recovery details. 

The primary sources are unbiased as they are just official reports of what actually occurred. The secondary sources I found of articles and the article the original claim references are more likely to have bias but that isn't really relevant in a claim like this where it is based on facts not opinions or theories. I found no evidence that contradicts the claim and would say this claim is true.

Answer 5

This claim seems to be factual. The submersible imploded on May 16, 2023 (two years ago, as the article says). I followed the link to the Futurism article from the claim. The article claimed a camera was found with an "undamaged" SD card inside, a SubC Rayfine Mk2 Benthic Camera capable of diving up to 6,000 meters. The article also linked to a page of reports from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is a legit US agency. I followed the link to a page of various reports from the NTSB of the submersible implosions. According to the final report of the Titanic implosion, there were four cameras on the submersible. With this information, I determined the found camera must have been one of the external cameras. 

The article cited also science communication specialist Scott Manly for the discovery of another report from the NTSB from October 2024. Manly made a tweet on October 15, 2025, saying he had found the report from the NTSB and provided images of one of the cameras from the submersible. I was able to find the camera report, which corroborated Manly's claim of a camera found with an intact SD card inside. The report cited the same camera as in the article. The report also claimed that the titanium structure of the camera must have been how the SD card was able to remain intact. According to the camera report, 12 images and 9 videos were recovered from the card, all dated to before the implosion on May 16, 2023.

It seems the cited article from the above claim used information from both the NTSB reports and Manly's tweet to construct this article.