Coast Guard gives update on investigation into loss of Titan submersible

Coast Guard holds briefing to the conclusion of search and rescue aspects regarding the loss of the Titan submersible.

[the_original_Bilb_Ono]

As an American from the south east I thank the Canadians for making such an amazing response. They was really well put together.

[TSUNAMI-MAMI]

There aren’t any human remains. Y’all need to come to terms with that. It was a catastrophic implosion in a way you cannot fathom. They would’ve been torn to bits.

[ceciliapreziose]

there is no sub was inadequate and imploded under amazing bodies, not even pieces of human of story

[btsarmylover]

“We always answer the call” Amen sir. That was beautifully said. Gives me a lil bit more faith in humanity.

[mikesmith]

ty men and women of the US Coast Guard!

[sokalsophia]

The statement, ‘ We always answer the Call” is quite literally that, they go out no matter what environment, weather event is going on, i was saved once in a storm that made my sailing vessels integrity compromised, we where taking on water and had a hole below water about 4 inches in diameter, we where showily sinking but, we where 14 miles to the closest shore, thy came to rescue us an d, it took them about 1 hr to get to my location but they found us, rescue us, our vessel, I am here today, because of that.

[louisapurcell]

The number and size of the assets dedicated to this accident is astonishing.

[luckylady]

Any body parts would be gone. Ocean currents.... small pieces.

[rickyism]

Why did they milk the story when they knew it was an implosion from the beginning? And revealing the truth only when the oxygen levels would have depleted?

[Unusual-GoogleMap-objects]

The implosion created extreme heat temperatures like 10, 000 degrees which turns u into liquids.
They were basically evaporated within 1 millisecond. Quicker than a blink of an eye
They were compressed by 125 million pounds of pressure at that depth

[Nikalette]

What should be done is to require strong safety measures and third party inspections of vessels taking tourists to life threatening depths and environments. Idiots like the pilot and owner of the Titan should be required to follow all requirements. He cannot pay for his role in these deaths, but surely he is not the only person responsible. I am angry at the father of the 19 year old for risking his son’s life, his son who was fearful of the excursion, for his selfish gratification.

[trialgoddess]

If Stockton were planning to use these excursions to raise capital, you have to wonder what is in the coffers to begin to compensate the victims' families. Any waivers of liability can be void if he continued to make misrepresentations about the safety of the submersible. Thank goodness the young Mr. Bloom saw through the charade to save his father and himself.

[chrisbeaman]

I feel bad for the young boy who was killed just to please hid father....read that he was terrified to go

[slickburrito]

To the people complaining about the money being spent on this investigation, you've gotta remember...if there's anything to be learned from this, it's a rare opportunity to do so because this has never happened before. The USN and USCG have a vested interest in knowing the effects of catastrophic failure at those depths since, you know...we have submarines and shit. Everything we think we know about the pressure effects on the human body at those depths is theoretical. Investigating this would be like getting to see a post-mortem on an experiment that would never get approval due to ethics.

[GotMoxy]

Anyone with common sense knows diving that deep under that kind of pressure would weaken anything. Going up and down the vessel contracting then de contracting under different pressures. It would get weaker with each dive I would think. It is evident maintenance checks were not adequately preformed.

[omargjuarez]

The adult equivalent of jumping off of grandma's roof with an umbrella hopeing to float down

[ms]

Send the bill to the billionaires address

[MrAwesomeboy]

Why would they do this in the first place??? That is so

[rtqii]

The crew heard the hull begin to fail before it imploded. The submersible community are all talking about the hydrophone data that apparently recorded pops, snaps, and clicks coming from the hull before the implosion occurred. The crew dropped their ballast weights and were attempting to ascend when the implosion occurred.

[kennedymcleod]

Why would you search 13, 000 square miles when you knew exactly where the vessel was located only minutes before it was lost?