Posted on 06/28/2023 8:12:22 AM PDT by Morgana
Debris from the Titan submersible that imploded on the bottom of the Atlantic as it tried to reach the wreckage of the Titanic has been hauled ashore.
The huge chunks of metal were unloaded from the Horizon Arctic ship at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, this morning.
They were quickly covered in large tarpaulins before being lifted by cranes on to trucks that took them away for assessment.
It comes exactly ten days after the doomed Titan submersible vanished during a tourist trip run by OceanGate Expeditions.
Last Thursday it was revealed that the sub had suffered a 'catastrophic implosion' near the bottom of the ocean, killing all five on board.
The US Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the cause of the underwater implosion that destroyed Titan.
Safety fears were repeatedly raised by experts who said the vessel was not suitable for the immense depths it traveled to.
The Coast Guard said it had created a marine board of investigation (MBI), its highest level of probe.
'My primary goal is to prevent a similar occurrence by making the necessary recommendations to enhance the safety of the maritime domain worldwide,' said Jason Neubauer, the Coast Guard's chief investigator and leader of the probe.
'The MBI is already in its initial evidence-collection phase, including debris salvage operations at the incident site,' he added.
Neubauer said the US probe could also make recommendations on the possible pursuit of civil or criminal sanctions 'as necessary'.
Titan was reported missing last Sunday and the Coast Guard said Thursday that all five people aboard the submersible had died after the vessel suffered a catastrophic implosion.
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“The Coast Guard said it had created a marine board of investigation (MBI), its highest level of probe.”
Waste of money. As was the “rescue effort”.
James Cameron said the submersible was only a few thousand feet down when it imploded.
Why risk more lives bringing it up? Everyone knows it was a result of narcissism.
The seem to suggest perhaps a Viewport failure rather than an implosion, in my wild speculation. The cover seemed largely intact and not bent as I would expect in an implosion.
*The wreckage seems* to suggest...
The huge chunks of metal were unloaded from the Horizon Arctic ship at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, this morning
Several large pieces of the vessel have been recovered from the ocean, but other sections are believed to have been decimated by the implosion
I don’t know that.
And I’m certainly not taking the word of the serial liars running the so-called investigation for anything.
It was recovered by ROVs, not manned vehicles.
I think the view-port was only rated for 1300m
The owner of this company should get an El Dope-o award supreme. I’m sorry that he was able to dupe people into paying for their deaths. I’m glad it was fast for the participants.
No part of the carbon fiber hull is shown, event attached to the other wreckage, which suggests just about the whole thing shattered instantaneously.
“In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.”
Voltaire
Meanwhile, I won’t be holding my breath.
They should have left enough debris for tourism
Really? There was an implosion? All 5 died. Thanks DM. I haven’t read that more than 367 times so far.
how much are taxpayers paying now for this false “rescue” and “recovery”....?
cyclic loading of connections between carbon fiber and other materials is my poison of choice. Unlike the aluminum of the Dehaviland Comet, carbon fiber gives way all at once - a fact known by many white 50 year old with experience military in carbon fiber marine construction
The guy at the viewport is on the toilet
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