Posted on 06/22/2023 12:40:10 PM PDT by Red Badger
The debris found at the seafloor was “consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” the Coast Guard said.
All five people aboard the Titan submersible are believed to be dead, and debris discovered in the search area for the missing vessel was consistent with a "catastrophic implosion," the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The debris was found off the bow of the sunken Titanic, officials said.
The search for the Titan, which went missing Sunday after embarking on a mission to survey the wreckage of the Titanic, had been focused on an area where Canadian aircraft detected "underwater noises" Tuesday and again yesterday.
U.S. Coast Guard officials had estimated the five passengers could run out of air just before 7:10 a.m. ET today, and the location of the missing vessel had remained a mystery even as the search intensified.
Sonar buoys in search did not detect any implosion sounds Marlene Lenthang
It's not clear exactly when the Titan imploded, but Coast Guard officials said that sonar buoys dispatched "did not hear any signs of catastrophic failure."
"This was a catastrophic implosion of the vessel which would have generated a significant broadband sound down there that the sonar buoys would have picked up," First Coast Guard District commander Rear Adm. John Mauger said at a news conference today.
Sonar buoys had detected noises in the water Tuesday and Wednesday that were being assessed for patterns, but Mauger said Thursday "there doesn't appear to be any connection between the noises and the location [of the debris] on the sea floor."
Debris is consistent with a 'catastrophic implosion' of sub Marlene Lenthang
The debris found at the sea floor was "consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel," Rear Adm. John Mauger of the Coast Guard said.
When asked if it's possible the vessel collided with the Titanic, he said it was found off the bow of the Titanic.
Carl Hartsfield with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution said the debris data is consistent with an implosion in the water column.
"It's in an area where there's not any debris of the Titanic, it is a smooth bottom. To my knowledge ... there's no Titanic wreckage in that area and again 200 plus meters from the bow, and consistent with the location of last communication for an implosion in the water column," he said.
Dawood's older sister feels like she's been 'caught in a really bad film'
Daniel Arkin
The older sister of Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood feels "absolutely heartbroken" that her brother and her 19-year-old nephew were aboard the Titan vessel.
"I feel very bad that the whole world has had to go through so much trauma, so much suspense," Azmeh Dawood said in a phone interview this afternoon, speaking from the home in Amsterdam she shares with her husband.
"I feel like I’ve been caught in a really bad film, with a countdown, but you didn’t know what you’re counting down to," she said, fighting back tears. "I personally have found it kind of difficult to breathe thinking of them."
Azmeh claimed that her nephew did not want to go on the submarine but agreed to take part in the expedition because it was important to his father, a lifelong Titanic obsessive. Suleman "wasn't very up for it" and "terrified," she claimed, explaining that the 19-year-old expressed his concerns to another family member.
"If you gave me a million dollars, I would not have gotten into the Titan," she said.
Tail cone of Titan found 1,600 feet from bow of the Titanic floor, Coast Guard says Marlene Lenthang
“This morning, an ROV from the vessel Horizon Arctic discovered the tailbone of the Titan submersible approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic on the sea floor," Rear Adm. John Mauger, said this afternoon.
Afterward, the ROV found additional debris and it was found to be consistent with the "the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber," he said.
The families of the five crew members on board were notified afterward.
“... remains would have floated to the surface”
Uh, no. Without inflated lungs, a human body (or whatever pieces of it remain) don’t float. Think.
SOSUS perhaps. It’s replacement probably not so much.
Not surprised in the least.
He’s dead, Jim
Don’t worry I’m sure fake news will tell us how brave and diverse the dumb billionaires were by going down in a homemade tin can to 12000 feet because they were bored
How old was the CEO that was on board?
He is white, has gray hair and is the one who made the original statement about 50 year, white men.🤔
"Lost on previous dives???"
Parts? Parts? We don't need no stinkin' parts!
Perhaps we could recommend to Adam Schiffer, that the REAL Russia, Russia, Russia proof is near the Titanic. We could explain it has been designated a SCIF, and the only way to view it is in person.
We in no way wish him any harm. Don't go away mad, just go away.
I’ll just watch old Bob Ballard videos on You Tube.
I guess now that they will be offering tours down to the wreckage of the submersible.
No, at the depths they were operating the implosion would have been on the order of a just few milli-seconds.
They were instantly rendered into Krill, at best.
No Shelley Winters types on board?
Parts fell off on previous dives
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It really should be a clue that their quality control sucked.
Go look at pictures of that sub. People could most certainly directly view through that window.
If this is all true and they imploded, that’s the best case scenario could considering.
I don’t know anything about subs and all that, so I can’t speak with any authority, but I can’t believe how rinky dink this operation seemed.
It's not clear exactly when the Titan imploded, but Coast Guard officials said that sonar buoys dispatched "did not hear any signs of catastrophic failure."Logical conclusion (despite secrecy veil from USN): It imploded either upon or shortly after loss of contact as it neared target depth (i.e., SUNDAY).
They kept the story going so everyone would be riveted by it and not notice HUNTERBIDEN . . .
Water pressure at 2.5 miles down is so strong nothing would float to the surface.
Good point.
Affirmative. There is a potential to let an adversary know too much about our capabilities when it comes to the art of submarine detection. Knowing where a small boat is in the middle of a big ocean can save millions of American lives.
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