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.
The US Navy will not tip its’ hand about current capabilities. Unless they still use the old SOSUS network just for fun.
You should see the banter on various Submariner pages...brutal...
I commented it was 1993 when they identified the Thresher debris. I misdated the time. It was 1963. I figured they know where this debris was from. I knew a Master Chief who transferred from the Thresher just before they sailed for sea trials. Things in engineering on subs changed back then. We got better at doing submarining but paid a high price to learn. Reckon these guys paid a price for somebody else to learn. A good sonar tech on the attending ship could tell them exactly the moment of failure but he’d most likely be an old white guy. Regards from an old 640 class boomer sailor.
So 1,539 Titanic deaths is the new total.
If I said the program management of this endeavor was on par with a high school science project, it would be an insult to high school science students.
Hey you gotta have a hull number. OU812 is a good one. You can build a periscope outa pvc from Home Depot and Camper World will sell you steps to climb in it. 🥴
“Navy knew from the beginning it was gone”
I do, too. All the cold war era equipment we’ve put on the ocean bottoms around the world could hear a whale fart across the seas.
Of course the Navy knew it, if they didn’t then they got some explaining to do for where all the money went.
“...they would be dispersed and remains eaten by every fish in the nearby sea...........”
For some reason, scenes from “Deadly Catch” popped in my head as they haul up crabs from the deep ocean.
The former director of marine operations for OceanGate, David Lockridge, was fired for pointing out flaws in the subs carbon fiber and the possibility of catastrophic failure causing an implosion.
“There are some scavengers, but the remains would have floated to the surface..............”
None would cuz at that depth and pressure it’s way too cold for the bacteria that’s involved decay to start the process.
Crabs, fish and other deep sea creatures will despise of the bodies given enough time.
Exactly! The CG slow walked this and I knew it was goe due to an implosion.
Exactly. Hubby says, “Navy ain’t going to out itself with technology just because some billionaire imploded himself”
The bodies would have been smashed to mush and dissipated under that pressure. I read elsewhere it would have been 2.5 tons PSI at that depth.
Actually, I was on a ship going from Nova Scotia to NC and we hit a huge spring squall. 30-50 ft waves at night for over 8 hrs but I lost consciousness for much of it. I do remember thinking that I was going to die and was terrified at being tossed into that ocean. I know how unforgiving the cold dark sea is.
And my husband heard that they may have died on the first day which is some consolation. I am just at a loss at how the CEO powered on through with incompetence at almost every single level of his company from the product to the staff of ‘inspirational’ wokesters.
The only thing I can get is that he had his eyes on the prize and crossed his fingers that all would be good.
They died instantly when it imploded. They had no idea it was going to happen and had no time to process it when it did. It was the equivalent of someone walking up behind you unnoticed and shooting you in the head. There is no reason to create in your mind a degree of suffering that did not exist.
Indeed - look at the design. There was one 21 inch window. The pilot sat in front, the passengers behind and either took turns looking through the window, or viewed whatever was directly in front of the sub on computer screens.
You are riding in a tube. That's it.
Uh uh, somebody else was riding in a tube. ;-D
Rinky-Dink is correct.
The Owner CEO Stockton Rush was an idiot and would not listen to sane people.
He fired the one man who told him it was not safe.
Now, 4 others have paid the price for his arrogant stupidity. And the company and his estate is liable for damages that may be found to be criminal...........................
Yes, the sonar buoys were dispatched well after the implosion so they would not have heard anything...............
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