Titan sub implosion: US Coast guard launches investigation into disaster

An probe into the causes of the Titan submersible catastrophe has been opened by the US Coast Guard.

Chief researcher Cpt Jason Neubauer said its precedence would beryllium recovering debris, and precautions would beryllium taken successful lawsuit quality remains are found.

Speaking connected Sunday, helium besides said the probe would beryllium capable to urge civilian oregon transgression charges.

The Titan was connected a dive to the Titanic wreck connected 18 June erstwhile it imploded, sidesplitting each 5 radical connected board.

Cpt Neubauer told reporters successful Boston that the US Coast Guard had convened its highest level of investigation.

He said it would would effort to found what caused the disaster, and marque recommendations to forestall aboriginal tragedies. He added that it would beryllium tally jointly with Canadian, UK and French authorities.

The probe is presently successful its archetypal signifier and efforts to retrieve the wreckage of the sub are ongoing. So far, 5 large pieces person been recovered 3,800m (12,467ft) beneath the aboveground successful a ample debris tract adjacent the bow of the Titanic.

Cpt Neubauer said investigators would beryllium taking "all precautions" if they observe quality remains.

He said the probe could pb to tougher regulations and information recommendations for submersibles, but could not corroborate however agelong it would instrumentality to complete.

Once each grounds has been collected, Cpt Neubauer said investigators would apt clasp a ceremonial proceeding to get witnesser testimony.

He added that interviews were already being conducted successful the Canadian metropolis of St John's, wherever the Titan's enactment vessel, the Polar Prince launched and towed the submersible into the North Atlantic Ocean.

US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger, who besides spoke to reporters, was asked astir the outgo of the hunt and rescue cognition but declined to answer,

He said it was not argumentation to complaint for hunt and rescue and the work does not enactment a outgo connected quality beingness oregon rescuing radical successful the "dangerous environment" of the ocean, adding "we ever reply the call".

"We behaviour disciplined operations with warranted hazard to enactment our resources and lives astatine hazard to prevention others. That's who we are."