Canadian government regulators announced on Friday the opening of a safety investigation into the implosion of the Titanic tourist submersible, which killed all five people on board during a voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic.
In a statement on Friday, the Transport Safety Board of Canada said it was launching a “safety investigation into the circumstances of this operation” because Titan’s surface support vessel, Polar Prince, was a Canadian-flagged ship.
Meanwhile, also this Friday, a spokesperson for Pelagic Research Services told CNN that a new mission to the wreck site is underway.
Spokesman Jeff Mahoney said this mission for the Odysseus 6 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is to continue searching for and mapping the wreck sites. The ROV mission began late this Friday morning (23) and will take about an hour to reach the debris field site.
confirmed death
The US Coast Guard confirmed on Thursday (22) the death of passengers on the submarine Titan, which had been missing since Monday (19). The wreckage found this Thursday (22) indicates that there was a catastrophic loss of cabin pressure in the submersible.
“On behalf of the US Coast Guard, I extend my condolences to the families. I can only imagine what this has been like for them and I hope this discovery brings some comfort at this very difficult time,” said Rear Admiral John Mauger, commander of the Coast Guard First District, in a press conference.
On Thursday morning, the Coast Guard reported that debris had been found within the search area, and that this were identified as part of the submarine.
Search teams found “five different large pieces of debris” identified as part of the Titan submersible. Mauger claimed that the first part found belonged to the hull outside the pressure cabin.
Soon after, however, another piece of debris identified as part of the submarine’s pressure hull was found.
“This was the first indication that there was a catastrophic event,” said Mauger. Crews then found a second, smaller debris field within the first, where another end of the pressure hull was located.
(Published by Fábio Mendes, with information from Reuters and CNN)
Source: CNN Brasil
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