The remains found of the Titan submarine are “consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber“This is how the United States Coast Guard has indicated the cause that has led to the tragedy that has cost the lives of the five crew members, who have been searching tirelessly since the ship disappeared last Sunday, 600 kilometers from the coast from Newfoundland (Canada).

Upon finding the wreckage of the submarine, the Coast Guard realized that an accident had occurred. “catastrophic event”, caused by the loss of pressure in the device. Specifically, the United States Coast Guard speaks of the possibility that the device “imploded” at the bottom of the sea.

In total, five pieces of the Titan have been found. It is, explained the expert, the front cone, which was outside the pressure cabin, and another larger area of ​​remains where the front casing was located. Something that indicated that “there had been a catastrophic event”: “Shortly after we found a smaller piece and the other part of the casing, which is what makes up the entire pressure chamber.” The remains have been found 487 meters from the Titanic.

With this finding, the United States Coast Guard considers the passengers inside the Titan submarine dead. “I hope this finding provides families give some relief in these difficult times“, they have lamented. They have also reported that we are facing “an incredibly unforgiving environment” and it cannot be confirmed if the Coast Guard will be able to recover the bodies of the deceased.

However, the Coast Guard will continue its investigation work in the coming days to try to determine what was the moment in which the device imploded. Furthermore, he has reported that the noises heard during the search work they appear to be unrelated to the submarine.

With this news, a time trial search for a submarine that was lost track of last Sunday ends, starting a frantic search by the US Coast Guard and the Canadian Armed Forces. Inside the Titan were Hamish Harding, a British businessman and explorer, British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, ex-military man Stockton Rush and pilot Paul-Henry Nargeolet. The submarine had provisions so that the crew could survive for four days. That period ended this Thursday morning, when the worst omens have been confirmed.