Now that they have found the debris, there will be an investigation into what happened. It is important to await the results and conclusion of the experts to discover what happened.
According to Rear Adm John Mauger, the pattern of the debris is consistent with “a catastrophic implosion”.
That is because there were two patches of debris: one containing Titan’s titanium nose cone, the other its tail piece – suggesting that the vessel blew apart.
No future press conferences planned, US Coast Guard says
A spokesperson for the US Coast Guard says there are no future press conferences planned following the announcement of today’s tragic news.
With that, the press conference comes to an end.
The debris field is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel, Rear Adm Mauger says.
Throughout the search, the coastguard had listening devices in the water, but did not detect any catastrophic failures, he reiterated.
The debris field is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel, Rear Adm Mauger says.
Throughout the search, the coastguard had listening devices in the water, but did not detect any catastrophic failures, he reiterated.
Sounds weren’t coming from the sub – US Coast Guard
There doesn’t appear to be any connection between the noises and the location on the sea floor, Rear Adm Mauger says.
Timing of implosion too early to tell
It is too early to tell what the timing of the implosion was, Rear Adm Mauger tells reporters.
He said the US Coat Guard had sonar buoys out in the water for 72 hours. Since they had been in place, they had not detected “any catastrophic events,” he adds.
The US Coast Guard says their thoughts are with the families and making sure they have an understanding as best as they can provide on what happened and to begin to find some closure.
In terms of the large process, they are going to continue to investigate the site of the debris field.
There’s a lot of questions about how, why and when this happened.
Those are questions that we will collect now while governments meet and discuss an investigation.
Reporter