Wreckage of Titan Submersible Revealed at Hearing on Tragic Implosion. Check Pic

first im of Titan submersible resting on ocean floor after its catastrophic collapse last year was released by U.S. Coast Guard on Monday, coinciding with start of an investigative hearing.

All five passengers aboard vessel died in June, prompting a desperate search operation.

newly released photo shows submersible’s shattered tail cone lying on murky floor of rth Atlantic. tail cone h broken away from rest of sub, its edges ragged. Nearby, a torn piece of vessel is also visible.

Investigators revealed that wreck was discovered several hundred yards from Titanic’s location after days of searching. hearing, taking place in rth Charleston, South Carolina, will continue until September 27.

During opening presentation, Marine Board of Investigation explained that tail cone and or debris were found by a remotely operated vehicle on June 22 last year. This evidence confirmed submersible h undergone a catastrophic implosion, a sudden inward collapse caused by extreme pressure.

victims of trdy were Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of vessel’s operator; businessman Shahza Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman Dawood; explorer Hamish Harding; and French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet.

Marine Board of Investigation confirmed remains found were matched to five men on board through DNA testing and analysis.

According to reports, board on Monday called its first witnesses, including former employees of OceanGate, firm that developed and operated submersible. presentation also revealed submersible’s final mess – just six seconds before it lost contact with surface.

“Dropped two wts,” Titan’s text to its mor ship re, referring to weights submersible could shed in hopes of returning to surface. Seconds later, Titan was “pinged” for last time, and mor ship lost track of vessel.

An international search and rescue mission unfolded in following days, in remote waters several hundred miles souast of Newfoundland, Cana.
 hearing will include “pre-accident historical events, regulatory compliance, crew member duties and qualifications, mechanical and structural systems, emergency response and submersible industry,” Coast Guard has previously said.

While hearing’s main aim is to “uncover facts surrounding incident,” board chair Jason Neubauer ackwledged Monday that group is also tasked with identifying “misconduct or negligence by credential mariners.”

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