Investigation into the Tragedy of the Titan Submersible: US Coast Guard and International Partners Uncover New Details

2023-06-29 04:50:00

“Titan” tragedy: US Coast Guard opens investigation

Boston 06/26/2023: A good 111 years following its sinking, the legendary “Titanic” has cost the lives of five more people. The wreckage of the Titan submersible was discovered last week just 500 meters from the bow of the Titanic wreck. This makes it clear: the five occupants are dead. The new catastrophe in the Atlantic should keep science and adventurers busy for a long time. Some questions have already been answered, many are still open. And so the US Coast Guard is now looking for the cause of the accident. According to chief investigator Jason Neubauer, the focus of the investigation is on the recovery of objects from the seabed. The investigation is being carried out in cooperation with international partners, including the Canadian Traffic Safety Authority. At the end of the investigation, the US Coast Guard can make recommendations to the responsible authorities for civil or criminal proceedings, if necessary. The Canadian police had previously announced that they were looking into criminal investigations. There is currently no suspicion of criminal activity, it said.

29.06.2023

A good week following the “Titan” disappeared in the North Atlantic, debris from the crashed submersible has been brought ashore.

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A good week following the disappearance of the “Titan” diving capsule in the North Atlantic, debris from the crashed submersible was brought ashore. As the US Coast Guard announced on Wednesday evening (local time), presumed human remains were also recovered from the “Titan”. be examined by experts in the United States. The submersible went missing on Sunday a week ago following setting off on an exploration tour of the “Titanic” wreck.

As the US Coast Guard announced on Wednesday evening (local time), presumably human remains were also recovered from the imploded submersible “Titan”, which are now to be examined by experts in the USA. According to the authority, the ship “Horizon Arctic” brought the wreckage to St. John’s on the Canadian island of Newfoundland on Wednesday.

“There is still much work to be done to uncover all of the factors that led to the catastrophic loss of Titan,” said Jason Neubauer of the US Coast Guard, who is leading the agency’s investigation. The investigations are necessary so that such a tragedy does not happen once more.

The submersible went missing a week ago on Sunday following setting out to explore the Titanic wreck. The US Coast Guard had started a large-scale search around 700 kilometers south of Newfoundland with the help of Canadian forces in particular.

Hull of the boat probably gave way under enormous water pressure

Debris from the vehicle was discovered just 500 meters from the bow of the “Titanic” wreck. So it was clear: the five occupants were dead. Everything indicates that the hull of the boat gave way to the enormous water pressure and imploded. The “Titanic” lies at a depth of around 3800 meters on the seabed. The luxury liner sank in 1912.

Debris from the Titan submersible is unloaded from the Horizon Arctic ship in St. John’s.

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The Canadian ship “Horizon Arctic”, which is now lifting the debris of the “Titan” out of the water, was also instrumental in the search for the submersible. It had used a remote-controlled diving robot, which finally came across the wreckage of the “Titan”. The US Coast Guard initiated extensive investigations and, according to its own statements, is also working with international partners, including the Canadian Traffic Safety Authority.

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