A remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) searching for the Titan submersible has discovered a “debris field,” the U.S. Coastguard has said, raising the prospect that rescuers may now have to begin to end the search.
BREAKING: Sky News reports that friends of the Titan’s passengers have been informed that “a landing frame and a rear cover from the submersible.”
BREAKING: Friend of two of the men missing on board the submersible confirms the debris found was "a landing frame and a rear cover from the submersible", after receiving WhatsApp message live on Sky News.
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At 3:00 p.m., U.S Coast Guard is scheduled to hold press conference regarding findings from said debris field which will ultimately give us clarity on what happened aboard Titan before its disappearance; whether they are looking at an accidental implosion case or some other scenario entirely remains unknown until then however one thing is certain – time is running out fast as estimated oxygen reserves onboard would have run out just earlier today morning leaving no hope whatsoever for any survivors left inside once again raising questions regarding their fate.
“A debris field was discovered within the search area,” says the U.S. Coast Guard’s first district command.
The new data of a “debris field” has been passed to experts for analysis, said the USCG.
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The development is a scary one, as it may support the “implosion” thesis.
On Sunday, a civilian submersible called the Titan went missing while diving to the wreck of the RMS Titanic. The U.S. Coast Guard, along with Canadian, French, and private ships and aircrafts have been conducting an international effort to locate the vessel ever since.
The mission to locate Titan began when it lost contact with its mothership in the early hours of Sunday morning. It was carrying two members of crew and three passengers who were due to stay underwater on a tour of the Titanic wreckage until that afternoon. Immediately after losing contact with Titan, a grid around its last known position was formed by military and civilian ships, underwater robots, and aircrafts patrolling it in hopes of finding survivors onboard or any clues leading towards their whereabouts.
When hopes were high that Titan had simply lost power but remained undamaged – allowing those onboard to survive for days more with 96-hours emergency oxygen onboard – they were soon snuffed out when a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) searching for it discovered a “debris field” within the search area instead.
This raised suspicions that rescuers may now be searching in vain as evidence suggests that implosion from immense water pressure around Titanic’s wreckage could have killed everyone aboard if true; which is why Sky News reported news from friends of passengers on board being informed about ‘a landing frame’ and ‘a rear cover’ found in said debris field instead.
