The Coast Guard of the United States (USCG) investigates, together with France, Canada and the United Kingdom, the implosion of the Titan submersible in which five people lost their lives this last Sunday, according to local media reports.
The chief investigator of the USCG, Captain Jason Neubauer, said this Sunday at a press conference, which outlines AP, which is leading an investigation, with no fixed deadline yet, to determine what caused the implosion of the submarine, which transported five people to see the remains of the Titanic.
He also said that seabed salvage operations are ongoing and they have mapped the accident site.
He also commented that investigators collaborate with other national and international authorities, including the US National Transportation Safety Board, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the French maritime casualty investigation board and the of Maritime Accident Investigation of the United Kingdom, in coordination, also, with the Canadian authorities.
"My main objective is to prevent a similar event, formulating the necessary recommendations to improve maritime safety around the world," Neubauer said.
This Friday, it was learned that the United States Navy's acoustic sensors detected the implosion of the Titan submersible on Sunday, June 18, hours after its descent into the ocean and the same day contact was lost with the ship.
According to institution officials, the information was immediately shared with the authorities in charge of the rescue operation, who decided to continue searching for possible survivors.
In a statement issued that evening, a senior official said that an analysis of acoustic data was carried out and "an anomaly consistent with an implosion or explosion" was "detected" in the area near where the Titan was operating when it stopped communicating.
"While not definitive, this information was immediately shared with the Incident Commander to assist with the ongoing search and rescue mission," the text states.
Last Wednesday, the United States Coast Guard reported that Canadian P-3 aircraft detected noises underwater while exploring North Atlantic waters in search of the Titan, after which the rescue teams relocated to the search area.
Although the Coast Guard did not detail the nature or extent of the sounds, the magazine Rolling Stone and CNN - citing internal government communications - reported Tuesday night that Canadian planes detected strikes at 30-minute intervals.
Unfortunately, the next day all hopes were dashed when a Deep-sea robot found area of 'fragments' near Titanic, which were presumed to be related to the submersible.
Hours later, a diving expert confirmed to BBC that the remains found belonged to the Titan, and included "a landing gear and rear deck of the submersible."
On Thursday, at 03:00 pm Eastern time in the United States, the Coast Guard announced that the vessel had suffered a "catastrophic implosion" and its five occupants had died.
Rear Admiral John Mauger, director of the search, reported at a press conference in Boston that a remote-controlled robot had discovered "the nose cone, which was outside the pressure room" about 487 meters from the bow of the Titanic.
Later, more remains were found in the area, and after an analysis it was determined that they were consistent "with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber."
"We found the bell at the front of the pressure room and this was the first indication that there was a catastrophic event shortly after," he explained.
The remains found on the seabed are "compatible with a catastrophic implosion of the ship," he said.
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