The Coast Guard of the United States (USCG) investigates, together with France, Canada and the United Kingdom, the implosion of the Titan submersible in which five people lost their lives this last Sunday, according to local media reports.
The chief investigator of the USCG, Captain Jason Neubauer, assured this Sunday in a press conference, that he reviews APwhich is conducting an investigation, with no fixed deadline yet, to determine what caused the implosion of the submarine, which was carrying five people to see the wreckage of the Titanic.
He also said that seabed salvage operations are ongoing and they have mapped the crash site.
He also commented that the investigators collaborate with other national and international authorities, including the US National Transportation Safety Board, the Canadian Transportation Safety Board, the French Marine Casualty Investigation Board and the Subdivision of Investigation of Maritime Accidents of the United Kingdom, in coordination, in addition, with the Canadian authorities.
“My main objective is to prevent a similar event, formulating the necessary recommendations to improve maritime security throughout the world,” Neubauer said.
This Friday, it was learned that the acoustic sensors of the United States Navy detected the implosion of the Titan submersible on Sunday, June 18, hours after its descent into the ocean and the same day contact with the ship was lost.
According to officials from the institution, the information was immediately shared with the authorities in charge of the rescue operation, who decided to continue looking for possible survivors.
In a statement issued late that day, a senior official said an analysis of acoustic data was done and “an anomaly consistent with an implosion or explosion was detected” in the area near where the Titan was operating when it stopped communicating.
“While not final, this information was immediately shared with the Incident Commander to assist with the ongoing search and rescue mission,” the text states.
Last Wednesday, the United States Coast Guard reported that Canadian P-3 aircraft detected noises underwater while exploring North Atlantic waters for the Titan, after which rescue teams relocated to the search area.
Although the Coast Guard did not detail the nature or extent of the sounds, the magazine Rolling Stone y CNN – citing internal government communications – reported late Tuesday that Canadian planes detected strikes at 30-minute intervals.
Unfortunately, the next day all hope was dashed when a Deep-sea robot found an area of ”fragments” near the Titanicwhich were presumed to be related to the submersible.
Hours later, a diving expert confirmed to BBC that the remains found belonged to the Titanand included “a landing gear and a rear deck of the submersible”.
On Thursday, at 03:00 pm Eastern time in the United States, the Coast Guard announced that the vessel had suffered a “catastrophic implosion” and its five occupants had died.
Rear Admiral John Mauger, director of the search, told a news conference in Boston that a drone had discovered “the nose cone, which was outside the pressure room” about 1,500 feet from the Titanic’s bow.
Later, more remains were found in the area, and after analysis it was determined that they are consistent “with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber.”
“We found the bell at the front of the pressure room and this was the first indication that there was a catastrophic event shortly after,” he said.
The remains found at the bottom of the sea are “compatible with a catastrophic implosion of the ship,” he said.
