Mangled debris from doomed Titan sub is brought ashore in Canada ten days after it suffered 'catastrophic implosion'. Machinery can be seen offloading the remaining parts of the sub.
The discovery of an intact part of the doomed Titan sub could shed light on the tragedy that killed five people last JuneThe discovery of a new set of parts belonging to the doomed Titan sub appears to shed some light on what caused the disaster that claimed the lives of five people in June 2023.
He also wondered if officials recovered any pieces of the ship's observation port. The coast guard has not said in detail what new pieces of the submersible were recovered. Tourists Hamish Harding, 58, Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Sulaiman Dawood, 19, French Navy pilot Paul-Henry Nargeolet and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush all perished on board the submersible.
Another theory put forward in the Times feature is that the titanium glue could have been degraded by saltwater. The recent salvage mission conducted under an agreement with the U.S. Navy was a follow-up to initial recovery operations on the ocean floor roughly 1,600 feet away from the Titanic, the Coast Guard said.Chillit later indicated that he believed the implosion took place in 'the area where the landing frame, the hull, and the Titanium end-cap were joined.'
The Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation said investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada joined the salvage expedition, and the Coast Guard is coordinating with international investigative agencies to schedule a joint review of the evidence to determine the next steps for forensic testing.
The Alvin research sub is transported to dive sites on the deck of a dedicated mothership, which is outfitted with custom winches and a large crane that places it in the ocean. The Alvin research sub is transported to dive sites on the deck of a dedicated mothership, which is outfitted with custom winches and a large crane that places it in the ocean
Attempts to lift the platform with a buoy on the tow line were unsuccessful, and Rush had to send divers out to clear water from the platform's bouncy tanks, a process that took half a day. The downside to the Alvin is its cramped capacity -- the sub is only capable of taking three people to the ocean floor.
Tim Foecke, a retired forensic metallurgist, told the Times that the Titan's change in hull geometry -- from a tight sphere to a lengthy tube -- may have contributed to the sub's catastrophic failure. OceanGate promoted the Titan's carbon fiber construction - with titanium endcaps - as 'lighter in weight and more efficient to mobilize than other deep diving submersibles' on its website.But experts say carbon composites are much tougher against pulling forces than they are against crushing forces.
Furthermore, the Titan's 5-inch thick hull had been subjected to repeated stress over the course of about two dozen previous dives, Graham-Jones said.
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