The Coast Guard said it had created a marine board of investigation (MBI), its highest level of probe, for this drama and ultimately tragedy in the North Atlantic that drew worldwide attention.
WASHINGTON - The US Coast Guard said Sunday it had launched an investigation into the cause of the underwater implosion that destroyed the small submersible Titan, with the loss of all five people aboard during a dive to the Titanic wreck.
"The MBI is already in its initial evidence-collection phase, including debris salvage operations at the incident site," he added. Titan was reported missing last Sunday and the Coast Guard said Thursday that all five people aboard the submersible had died after the vessel suffered a catastrophic implosion.
Canada, which helped in the search for the submersible, said Saturday it was carrying out its own probe.
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