In recent hours, the tragic outcome of the accident of the Ocean Gate Titan submarine, at the bottom of the North Atlantic, has been in the news.
This Thursday, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) First District announced that "a debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic", the wreck of which was the destination of said submarine. Rear Admiral John Mauger, USCG District Commander has reported that the tail cone and other remains of the submersible were found by a remote-controlled vehicle about 500 meters off the bow of the Titanic, whose wreck rests at a depth of about 4,000 meters.
"The debris is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,", Rear Admiral Mauger stated. all five occupants of the submarine died in this accident. About this fact, the channel AiTelly published this afternoon an interesting and complete video recreating on a computer what the injured submarine was like, how it moved underwater and what could have been the causes of the accident that led to its end:
My condolences to the families of those killed in this accident. Rest in peace.
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Photo: Efe.
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