Titan collapsed under the pressure of water, and passengers died inside! How was the last moment?
Titan collapsed under the pressure of water, and passengers died inside! How was the last moment?
After a five-day search operation, the submerged wreckage of the lost ship Titan has been found in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Among the five individuals on board, none of them survived, as announced by the United States Coast Guard.
Titan met its tragic fate in the deep waters of the Atlantic, 111 years ago, mirroring the same maritime tragedy as the Titanic.
On board, the Titan were British millionaire businessman Hamish Harding, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman Dawood, OceanGate Inc.'s Chief Operating Officer Stockton Rush, and French sailor Paul Henry Nargeolet.
Titan had sunk in the Atlantic from the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Within one hour and forty-five minutes of the voyage's commencement, communication with the support vessel of OceanGate Inc.'s created submersible was lost.
The organization responsible for the creation of the submersible, starting from the Coast Guard and all parties involved, has confirmed that there is no possibility of any passenger surviving on the Titan. The remains of the Titan have been located using a robot.
The wreckage of the Titan has been found 1,600 feet away from the wreckage of the Titanic. However, despite knowing the whereabouts of the wreckage, it has not been approached closely. The conditions at the accident site are reported to be extremely adverse, according to the Coast Guard.
The cause of the accident, as stated by the United States Coast Guard, is attributed to an unexpected "implosion." It was this incident that led to the tragedy in the deep ocean for the Titan.
'Impllosion' is the opposite of an explosion. As a result, an object does not burst outward but collapses inward. In this way, the Titanic was destroyed within a few milliseconds.
Experts speculate that when Titan was advancing towards the Titanic, a tremendous pressure of water struck a specific area of the ocean, causing the sinking. The pressure of the water outside was greater than the pressure of the air inside.
At this time, the water pressure forced its way inward, causing the metal walls of the Titanic to collapse and crumble. As a result, the passengers were crushed against the walls.
It is believed that the passengers on the Titanic did not have much time. Death was immediate and unexpected. Before they could realize it, the implosion occurred. Everyone inside perished.
But why this sudden 'implosion'? The exact reason is not known. Professor Roderick Smith, an engineering professor at Imperial College London, stated that the structural integrity of the Titanic was flawed. It could not withstand the pressure of the water.
However, to understand this phenomenon clearly, it is necessary to recover the remains of the Titanic from the depths of the sea. After that, further investigation on this matter will be possible, experts suggest.
The length of the Titanic was 22 feet, and it weighed 9,525 kilograms. This implosion, made of carbon fiber and titanium, could not carry more than five people.
The Titanic had the capacity to descend to a depth of 13,120 feet in the ocean, which was claimed by the organizing institution of the expedition, OceanGate. And the remnants of the luxurious ship Titanic still lie 12,000 feet deep in the Atlantic.
Titan was 9 feet wide. There was very little space inside this implosion for survivors. There was no room to stand straight or adjust one's posture inside Titan.
Survivors had to squeeze against each other inside Titan. There was not enough empty space in the metal structure of the implosion. Even passengers could not extend their legs. However, there was a toilet on the Titan.
There were no windows on Titan. There was only a "port-hole." Through it, survivors had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the ocean floor and observe the remains of the Titanic.
The recovery work of Titan involved the United States and Canada. Apart from that, separate recovery operations were carried out through OceanGate. However, the search for the remains has created new complexities after the discovery.
Several names have come up regarding the investigation of the Titanic's remains. Besides the coast guard of the United States or Canada, other federal and international agencies can conduct investigations into Titan.