2023-07-18 09:49:00
On June 18, the Titan submarine set off to explore the wreck of the mythical Titanic. Unfortunately for the five passengers of the expedition, this trip will have been their last.
Since then, several huge investigations have been underway to try to understand how the Titan might have sunk into the depths of the North Atlantic. “Right now, the priority is to recover elements from the seabed,” Captain Jason Neubauer said a few weeks ago.
At the beginning of the research, criticism resurfaced concerning OceanGate, the company organizing the expedition. Fired in 2018, David Lochridge already affirmed “an experimental design” of the submarine, and “OceanGate’s refusal to carry out crucial and non-destructive tests”.
After studying several possibilities such as: a hatch problem, a problem with the hull or a porthole that did not support the pressure of the depths, a new hypothesis is added to all this.
According to the New York Times, the mother ship responsible for transporting the Titan would be of poor quality. It was the Polar Prince, a decommissioned icebreaker that was responsible for bringing the Titan to its destination. A journey during which the submarine might have been damaged. The investigation continues and no conclusion can yet be drawn.
Due to a too high price, the choice of the economy would have been made. A decision that may have been fatal to the Titan and its passengers.
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