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Experts are amazed by Titan's wreckage, what happened to the sub?

Friday, 30/06/2023, 10:38 (GMT+7)

OceanGate's Titan submersible has been raised from the ocean. Many experts have found parts intact from the doomed Titan sub. They will provide clues to the tragedy's investigation.

According to the Daily Mail, some identifiable parts of the Titan submersible have been brought ashore since June 27. 

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According to the report, the debris is believed to be the submersible's hull, bow, control panel, and landing skis.

The size of some of the components surprised experts, who had previously supposed that the Titan submersible had experienced a catastrophic explosion. Research shows that the Titan submersible was crushed to pieces due to the enormous pressure.

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According to the report, the remains of the Titan submersible are fragments made of titanium material.

Experts then have concluded that the titanium components are more resistant to disaster than the carbon fiber components that make up most of the hull.

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In addition, images of the salvage operation showed that equipment components consisting of many cables and wires were also found.

Investigators will attempt to reassemble the ship to find the cause of the disaster.

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According to Tom Maddox, chief executive of Underwater Investigators, he shared that some of them had previously thought that the non-titanium parts had disintegrated, which made the investigation more difficult.

The discovery of large titanium fragments reaffirms what many experts have previously suspected that carbon fiber components of the Titan submersible caused the disaster.

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Mr. Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate, which owns the Titan submersible and organized the Titanic expedition, used carbon fiber as an experiment. Although before that, many experts warned that the material could become less stable after many dives.

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Additionally, reports say the Titan submersible has yet to meet the design certification process.

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"Titanic" film director James Cameron, who is also a deep-sea explorer, believes the submersible's carbon-fiber parts are now breaking apart on the ocean floor.

According to Daily Mail, the wreckage of the Titan submersible, which tragically imploded ten days prior while carrying five passengers on a deep-sea expedition to the Titanic, was finally brought ashore on Wednesday.

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The 5 passengers who died on the missing Titan submersible. Image Credits: CNN

Five victims included: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, British Explorer Hamish Harding, and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet.

The U.S. Coast Guard also shared that the first two pieces of wreckage found were located about 487 meters.