The investigation of the Titan, submarine update
The Titan submersible was a 5-person vessel designed to take people to depths of 4,000 meters for various purposes, such as exploring the Titanic wreck. It was built with modern materials and technology, such as carbon fibre and real-time hull health monitoring. However, on Sunday, 29 June 2023, the Titan sub suffered a catastrophic implosion while descending to the Titanic site, killing all five passengers on board. The US Navy detected sounds consistent with an implosion shortly after the sub lost contact, but this information was only made public on Thursday. The cause of the implosion is still unknown, but it is believed that the immense water pressure at depth caused the hull to collapse inward at a very high speed, incinerating the human bodies instantly. Some experts suspect that the carbon fibre mid-section of the sub may have been flawed or unstable under such pressure. A huge search mission was launched to locate the debris field of the sub, which was found on Thu...
