
Coast Guard confirms Titan accident.
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The “debris field” found during search and rescue efforts in the Atlantic Ocean belongs to the OceanGate company Titan submersiblewhich was exploring the wreckage of the Titanic, the United States Coast Guard confirmed.
According to the authorities, the submersible may have suffered a “catastrophic implosion” at the time of submersion at great depths such as the 3,800 meters in which the Titanic is located, causing the death of the five crew members.
It was during the morning of this Thursday, through its Twitter account, that the United States Coast Guard reported that during the search for the submersible it found what it called a “debris field” near the area where the remains are. of the legendary Titanic ocean liner.
The discovery of these remains was thanks to the use of a remotely controlled robot (ROV), from Horizon Arctic, which submerged to great depths. to determine whether or not they correspond to the missing submersible.
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