5 crew members died, and the US lost deep-sea submersible experienced a catastrophic implosion | search | wreckage
The US Coast Guard said on the 22nd that a catastrophic implosion occurred near the sinking site of a US deep-sea submersible that went missing while inspecting the wreckage of the Titanic cruise ship, resulting in the death of all five crew members.
This inspection activity was organized by the American Ocean Gate Exploration Company. The company's Titan submersible sank in the sea about 1450 kilometers east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts on the 18th, and was lost approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes after departure. Aircraft and ships from countries such as the United States and Canada have been conducting large-scale search and rescue operations in the North Atlantic Ocean in recent days.
On the 22nd, officials from the US Coast Guard said at a press conference that the underwater environment is extremely harsh and complex. Search and rescue personnel used remote-controlled detectors to discover broken parts of five deep submersibles not far from the wreckage of the Titanic, which are consistent with signs of catastrophic explosions. It is currently difficult to determine the time of the explosion of the deep submersible.
Ocean Gate Exploration Company issued a statement on the same day confirming that the crew of the deep-sea submersible unfortunately died. The five deceased were Stockton Rush, CEO of Ocean Gate Exploration Company, Hamish Harding, a British explorer, Shahzada Daud and his son Suleiman, a businessman with dual Pakistani and British citizenship, and Paul Henry Narjole, a French explorer.
According to the US Coast Guard, the tail vertebrae of the Titan deep-sea submersible discovered at the bottom of the sea are less than 500 meters away from the wreckage of the Titanic. There is no indication that the Titan submersible has collided with the wreckage of the Titanic. In addition, the "underwater noise" previously detected by search and rescue personnel is not related to the wreckage of the Titan submersible.
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Confirmed discovery of wreckage on the external structure of the Titan submersible! Expert: At the moment of loss, there may have been an explosion
On the afternoon of the 22nd local time, the US Coast Guard held a press conference on the search and rescue situation of the lost submersible Titan.
The US Coast Guard has confirmed that the wreckage previously found in the search area came from the external structure of the lost submersible's hull. A remotely operated submersible discovered the wreckage during an underwater search, which matched the catastrophic situation of pressure implosion in the cabin. Experts present suggest that the submersible may have exploded at the moment of loss.
The Coast Guard has stated that they will continue to conduct further investigations and searches, but there will be no further updates at the press conference. There is no clear information on who will lead and participate in the accident investigation.
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US Coast Guard: wreckage found in search area of lost submersible
On June 22 local time, the US Coast Guard announced that search and rescue teams had found wreckage in the search area of the lost Titan submersible, but it is currently uncertain whether the wreckage is related to the lost submersible.
The Coast Guard announced that a press conference will be held at 15:00 Eastern Time on the 22nd, and the oxygen in the lost submersible was depleted early on the 22nd. In addition, once the power system of the submersible stops working, the interior of the submersible will be in a low-temperature state below zero degrees. Previously, exploration experts have stated that the probability of the missing individuals surviving is very slim.