Capt. Jason Neubauer, chief investigator, said the salvage operations are ongoing, and they have mapped the accident site.
- The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it is leading an investigation into the loss of that was carrying five people to the Titanic, to determine what caused it to implode.
The Coast Guard board can make recommendations to prosecutors to pursue civil or criminal sanctions as necessary. The Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System had the capability of lifting an intact Titan back to the surface. The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Thursday that debris from the submersible had been found roughly 1,600 feet from the Titanic in North Atlantic waters.Titan submersible imploded
“Efforts are focused on helping map the debris field in preparation for recovery efforts and to support investigative actions. Efforts to mobilize equipment such as the Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System have been discontinued,” a Navy official told The Associated Press. Authorities from the U.S. and Canada began the process of probing the cause of the underwater implosion and are grappling with questions of who is responsible for determining “We are conducting a safety investigation in Canada given that this was a Canadian-flagged vessel that departed a Canadian port and was involved in this occurrence, albeit in international waters,” said Kathy Fox, chair of the transportation board. “Other agencies may choose to conduct investigations.
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