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Five unanswered questions about the "Titan" tragedy

2023-06-23 16:06:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Five unanswered questions about the "Titan" tragedy

Five questions remain unanswered after the "Titan" tragedy, amid fears that the bodies may never be found, writes James Liveris for the British "The Sun".

The real explorers, Stockton Rush, British billionaire Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman all died after the submarine imploded.

What caused the explosion?

A robot found five large pieces of debris on the seabed, two miles below the surface. They included parts of the submarine's hull and a cone of its front part.

Rear Admiral John Mauger, of the US Coast Guard, said the debris was about 500 meters from the bow of the Titanic and "consistent with a catastrophic loss of pressure chamber".

But it is not clear what caused the explosion of the vessel, specially designed to withstand extreme depths.

What were the knocking noises?

On Wednesday, underwater sounds were reported during the search for the missing Titan submarine. At the time, it raised new hopes that crew members might have signaled for help. Searchers claimed to hear crashes at 30-minute intervals while searching for the ship.

A Canadian plane also detected the sounds in the area where the crew disappeared.

US Coast Guard Captain Jamie Frederick later confirmed that noises in the deep sea had been heard and were being analyzed by sonar experts to determine if they came from the 22-metre vessel.

Carl Hartsfield, another expert involved in the search, told reporters that it was very difficult to distinguish what the noises were. He said that “we have multiple sensors in the area that take data to the best people in the world for this job and feed that back to the team so they can make decisions. They must eliminate possible man-made sources, except for the Titanic.

However, at the press conference, Rear Admiral Mauger said there does not appear to be any connection between the underwater noises detected during the search and rescue mission and the location of the debris on the seabed.

It remains unknown what the sounds of the blows were.

Why was there an eight-hour delay before the alarm was raised?

OceanGate Expeditions has been criticized for an eight-hour delay before notifying the US Coast Guard that it had lost contact with the Titan.

The ship sank at 13:00 GMT on Sunday, about 650 kilometers southeast of St John's, Newfoundland. But about an hour and 45 minutes into the descent, she lost contact.

However, this was not reported to the US Coast Guard until eight hours later, at 22:40 GMT.

Kathleen Cosnett, a cousin of Hamish Harding, said "the eight hour delay was too long".

"It's very scary. It took so long for them to go save them, it's too long. I would have thought three hours would be the minimum," she added.

"OceanGate" has not explained the delay.

Why was this submarine used even though safety concerns had been raised?

A series of significant safety lapses were made before the submarine disappeared during the voyage to view the wreck of the Titanic.

In an interview before the ship went missing, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush - who was on board - claimed there should be restrictions on safety precautions.

He told CBS that "at some point, security is just pure loss."

“I mean, if you just want to be safe, don't get out of bed, don't get in your car, don't do anything. At some point, you're going to take a risk, and it's really a matter of risk and reward. I think I can do that just as safely by breaking the rules," he said.

And it has been revealed that OceanGate was involved in a major lawsuit over fears for the safety of the submarine.

Former employee David Lochridge claims he was fired after raising concerns and demanding stricter security checks be put in place. Court documents, seen by The Sun, said he complained that the ship was unable to descend to the extreme depths needed to view the wreckage of the Titanic.

Legal filings show that OceanGate sued Lochridge, who was "responsible for the safety of all crew and customers, for disclosing confidential information about the Titan."

However, Lochridge subsequently filed a counterclaim claiming he was wrongfully dismissed from his role for being a whistleblower on the quality and safety of the ship. In November 2018, the case was settled out of court.

Why wasn't there a visual emergency safety signal?

David Pogue, a CBS Sunday Morning reporter and former Titan passenger, revealed that while the ship had been lost once last year he questioned the company's emergency system. He said the ship did not have a visual distress signal - which is activated in emergency situations.

When activated, it signals a worldwide Search and Rescue (SAR) network designed to quickly send rescuers to the ship's exact location.

Pogue said that "this submarine does not have any kind of beacon".

"On my expedition last summer they really got lost and the addition of such a beacon was discussed," he concludes. /ATSH


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