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#BREAKING: Coast Guard press conference, "debris found" in Titan submersible search | #HeyJB Live (www.youtube.com)

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A debris field was discovered on the sea floor near the Titanic wreckage during the search for the missing OceanGate Titan submersible, according to an annou...

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[–] wjrii@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Just been listening to the USCG press conference: "The debris field was consistent with a catastrophic implosion."

[–] distractionfactory@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, sounds like it split into (at least) 2 pieces. What they found is large enough to conclusively identify it as the wreckage. Other details about timing, recovery and an exact cause were not yet available.

[–] Calcharger@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It must've popped when coms went out. The field was so far apart that means it was high up in the water column

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

God, there must have been snapped fibers and/or microfractures all over the pressure vessel every time that thing went down, and it finally gave.

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