Titan: US Coast Guard announces official investigation

The US Coast Guard announced this Sunday a formal investigation into the cause of the explosion that hit the boat. Titanium submersiblemissing a week ago with five people on board as she traveled to see the remains titanic.

At a press conference, Rear Admiral John Mauger explained that Coast security formally convened a naval commission to investigate the sinking of the underwater vehicle.

This board will try to answer the reason tragedy and will have the right to make recommendations to the competent authorities on the application of civil or criminal sanctions.

Reports confirmed that the submarine suffered a “catastrophic explosion” at some point during its voyage to Titanic shipwreckwhich would instantly kill all five passengers.

A remote-controlled vehicle found a debris field on the sea floor, consisting of “five different main parts debris” from various parts of the submersible, about 500 meters from the bow of the Titanic, authorities said.

These findings are consistent with previous reports that US Navy discovered an acoustic signature “corresponding to an explosion” on the same day the Titan began its descent.

Seabed sensors picked up a signal in the area where the ship was sinking when it lost contact with its mother ship. At the time, the signal was considered “not final”.

According to EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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