{"id":1956699,"date":"2023-06-25T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-announce-official-probe-being-launched-into-catastrophic-loss-of-titanic-submersible\/"},"modified":"2023-06-25T17:03:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T21:03:08","slug":"authorities-announce-official-probe-being-launched-into-catastrophic-loss-of-titanic-submersible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-announce-official-probe-being-launched-into-catastrophic-loss-of-titanic-submersible\/","title":{"rendered":"Official investigation launched into Titanic submersible loss."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fauthorities-announce-official-probe-being-launched-into-catastrophic-loss-of-titanic-submersible%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1956699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Authorities Announce Official Probe Being Launched Into Catastrophic Loss of Titanic Submersible<\/h2>\n<p>Officials of two nations will be investigating the deaths of five last week aboard the Titan submersible.<\/p>\n<p>Debris from the sub was found last week at a depth of about 12,500 feet and about 1,600 feet from the wreckage of the Titanic, according to the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/titanic-submarine-passengers-implosion-oceangate-latest-b2363836.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The debris is consistent with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-coast-guard-confirms-deaths-of-missing-titan-sub-crew-vessel-parts-discovered-near-titanic\/\" title=\"U.S. Coast Guard confirms missing Titan sub crew deaths, Titanic vessel parts found nearby.\">catastrophic implosion<\/a> of the vessel,&#8221; U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger said at a news conference Thursday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/22\/us\/submersible-titanic-oceangate-search-thursday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As a result, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/navy-detected-titanic-submersibles-implosion-5-days-ago-kept-quiet-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Voice recordings and data from the mother ship that carried the Titan submersible before it imploded will be examined, investigators say<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M5QgoL8Fve\">https:\/\/t.co\/M5QgoL8Fve<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/1672896190516477954?\">June 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The U.S. Coast Guard has declared the loss of the Titan submersible to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-announce-official-probe-being-launched-into-catastrophic-loss-of-titanic-submersible\/\" title=\"Official investigation launched into Titanic submersible loss.\">major marine casualty<\/a> and will lead the investigation. The NTSB has joined the investigation and will contribute to their efforts. The USCG is handling all media inquiries related to this investigation,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NTSB_Newsroom\/status\/1672392402202443778?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Transportation Safety Board<\/a> posted on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is also investigating, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emergency-wisconsin-lawsuit-to-stop-certification-challenges-nearly-160000-votes\/\" title=\"Emergency Wisconsin Lawsuit To Stop Certification Challenges Nearly 160,000 Votes\">news release<\/a> on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsb.gc.ca\/eng\/enquetes-investigations\/marine\/2023\/m23a0169\/m23a0169.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In accordance with the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act and international agreements, the TSB, as the investigation authority of the flag state of the support vessel involved in the occurrence, will conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/distracted-drivers-nhtsa-launches-investigation-into-elon-musks-tesla-over-video-game-feature\/\" title=\"Distracted Drivers: NHTSA Launches Investigation into Elon Musk's Tesla over Video Game Feature\">safety investigation<\/a> regarding the circumstances of this operation conducted by the Canadian-flagged vessel Polar Prince,&#8221; the board said in a release.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW CLEAR AUDIO: The Navy caught the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/titan?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#titan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/implosion?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#implosion<\/a>. Terrifying last moments. Easily preventable. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oceangate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#oceangate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Submersible?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Submersible<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mpFexhloA9\">pic.twitter.com\/mpFexhloA9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Starling Zain (@StarlingZain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarlingZain\/status\/1672963258729263104?\">June 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Investigators from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/live-missing-titanic-submarine-update-coast-guard-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">board<\/a> visited the Polar Prince, on Saturday &#8220;to collect information from the vessel&#8217;s voyage data recorder and other vessel systems that contain useful information,&#8221; Kathy Fox, chair of the board, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/25\/americas\/submersible-titanic-implosion-deaths-sunday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Polar Prince has returned to St. John&#8217;s in Newfoundland.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian agency&#8217;s goal is to &#8220;find out what happened and why and to find out what needs to change to reduce the chance or the risk of such occurrences in the future,&#8221; Fox said, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_579CC43B-902E-57D6-F582-F0A6E1C20886@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Audio recordings from the Polar Prince are likely to be part of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_579CC43B-902E-57D6-F582-F0A6E1C20886@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will authorities be able to discover what went wrong?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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Fox said, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced it is investigating whether &#8220;criminal, federal, or provincial laws may possibly have been broken&#8221; in relation to the underwater disaster.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_24CFBE08-06B7-8127-A7B0-F0A78375D60C@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">&#8220;There&#8217;s no suspicion of criminal activity per se, but the RCMP is taking initial steps to assess whether or not we will go down that road,&#8221; RCMP Superintendent Kent Osmond said Saturday, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_24CFBE08-06B7-8127-A7B0-F0A78375D60C@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">\n<div id=\"in-article-related\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<div class=\"in-article-more-label\">Related:<\/div>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-sub-takes-tourists-view-titanic-goes-missing-coast-guard-rescue-efforts-underway\/\" data-type='Internal link' data-type-location='in-content-related'>Sub That Takes Tourists to View Titanic Goes Missing, Coast Guard Rescue Efforts Underway<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Remotely operated vehicles will be at work in the next few days mapping the Titan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-oceangate-ceo-admits-unsettling-fact-titanic-sub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debris<\/a> field.<\/p>\n<p>Five major pieces of the submersible have been found, with each end of the Titan in a different place.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/authorities-announce-official-probe-launched-catastrophic-loss-titanic-submersible\/\">Authorities Announce Official Probe Being Launched Into Catastrophic Loss of Titanic Submersible<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials from two nations are investigating the deaths of five individuals aboard the Titan submersible. Debris discovered at a depth of 12,500 feet, approximately 1,600 feet away from the Titanic wreckage, suggests a catastrophic implosion. 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