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British submariner called the possible causes of the explosion on the bathyscaphe "Titan"
[Regnum] Former Royal Navy submarine captain Ryan Ramsey pointed out two possible reasons for the sinking of the Titan submersible in the Atlantic Ocean. He expressed his assumptions to Sky News.
Ramsey suggested that one of the versions of the explosion - the hatch with bolts used to seal the vessel broke, which led to the destruction of the bathyscaphe's hull. The second possible cause of the disaster is that the hull of the underwater vehicle was designed with errors, it could not withstand the water pressure.
As IA Regnum reported , the US Coast Guard left no doubt that the wreckage discovered on June 22 refers to the missing Titan submersible in the Atlantic. Experts confirmed that everyone who was inside the underwater vehicle died. This was stated to reporters by Rear Admiral of the US Coast Guard John Mauger.
The wreckage was found 200 meters from the bow of the Titanic.
There were five people on board the bathyscaphe. The company sold tourist tickets for the Titan, which descended to the Titanic that sank in the early 20th century, for $250,000.
The cause of the explosion on the underwater manned vehicle "Titan" could be its faulty batteries . The historian of the submarine fleet, captain of the 1st rank, officer of the submarine fleet Nikolai Cherkashin told the IA Regnum correspondent about this .
One of the creators of the Mir deep-sea manned submersibles, the hero of Russia Anatoly Sagalevich, suggested that, most likely, the Titan hull rapidly shrunk - collapsed. According to him, there was a pneumatic explosion, which left nothing of the people. The hull, due to the pressure of the water, shrunk like a tin can.
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The hull collapsed in a second. Details of the death of the underwater "Titan" in the Atlantic
On June 23, an American television channel told CNN, citing experts, that the passengers in the Titan submersible died painlessly and their bodies were unlikely to be found. According to experts, the destruction of the body of the apparatus occurred in a fraction of a millisecond, and people, most likely, did not even have time to realize what had happened. On board the submersible heading to the wreckage of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean were famous billionaires and explorers.
Bathyscaphe company OceanGate Expedition, designed to deliver tourists to the site of the sinking of the Titanic, disappeared on Sunday, June 18, in the Atlantic Ocean. Communication with him was lost 1 hour 45 minutes after the dive.
On board were the founder of OceanGate Expeditions (which owns the bathyscaphe) Stockton Rush, French aquanaut Paul-Henri Narjolet , British billionaire Hamish Harding, as well as Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleiman.
The search for an underwater vehicle was carried out for several days. On June 21, a division of the US Coast Guard reported that three specially equipped ships arrived in the area of the Titan bathyscaphe that disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean to carry out search and rescue operations. In addition, aircraft and deep-sea vehicles were involved in the operation.
It is noteworthy that, according to media reports, the American administration and Great Britain could have known about the death of the bathyscaphe almost immediately - literally an hour after the connection with the device disappeared. However, they chose to hide this in order to divert public attention from the investigation into the corruption case of the son of US President Hunter Biden .
Throughout the search period, it was assumed that the crew members might still be alive and at the bottom of the ocean. Experts calculated that their oxygen should have ended on June 22. American television even started a countdown to this point.
However, a few days later, the wreckage of the bathyscaphe was discovered at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, and it became clear that all the passengers had died. Moreover, this happened instantly, since the apparatus could crush due to water pressure. At the same time, it was reported that the body of the bathyscaphe "Titan" back in 2020 had signs of cyclic fatigue.
The Western media simulated the process of implosion - an internal explosion, which, in all likelihood, led to the death of the Titan.
As one of the creators of the Mir deep-sea manned submersibles, Hero of Russia Anatoly Sagalevich, stated, the hull of the Titan submersible most likely shrank rapidly - collapsed. The specialist explained that the air inside the bathyscaphe could lead to a pneumatic explosion, which tore everything inside, and nothing was left of people. The hull shrunk like a tin can due to water pressure.
According to the historian of the submarine fleet, captain of the 1st rank, officer of the submarine fleet Nikolai Cherkashin, the cause of the explosion on the Titan underwater vehicle could be its faulty batteries.
In a conversation with an IA Regnum correspondent, he noted that not only such a device, but also any submarine, no matter how strong it may be, will be crushed in a split second if the hull is not hermetic, if there are hidden cracks, and they inevitably appear in any metal, as the metal gets tired.
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The submarine officer named the possible cause of the explosion of the bathyscaphe "Titan"
The cause of the explosion on the underwater manned vehicle "Titan" could be its faulty batteries. On June 23, Nikolai Cherkashin, a historian of the submarine fleet, a captain of the 1st rank, an officer of the submarine fleet, stated this to a correspondent of IA Regnum on June 23.
Earlier, the US Coast Guard put forward a version that the Titan was destroyed as a result of a “catastrophic implosion,” that is, an inward-directed explosion. In other words, the colossal pressure of the water column crushed the apparatus in a matter of moments.
According to Cherkashin, in a fraction of a second, not only such an apparatus, but also any submarine, no matter how strong it may be, will be crushed if the hull turns out to be leaky, if there are hidden cracks, and they inevitably appear in any metal, as the metal gets tired.
Cherkashin urged not to forget that the negative effects of high pressure do not appear immediately.
“Let’s say there was a hidden crack. Once it worked, it worked twice, and the third time it showed itself. Any hidden defect does not immediately make itself felt, ” the expert said.
In addition, he did not rule out that an internal explosion could have been the cause of the tragedy. And not because of the fire, but because of the explosion of batteries. This sometimes happens to them under certain conditions.
“This small boat was stuffed with explosives - there was both oxygen and batteries,” Cherkashin specified.
Also, arguing about why the Titan could not be found for a long time, he stated that this was due to only one thing - the device was not certified and was in trial operation. That is, he was still “brought to mind”, and each dive was training and trial, although this is strictly prohibited. He did not pass all the required stages of testing.
“But the creator of this apparatus was confident in his ship and punished himself,” the expert added.
Whether the bodies of the unfortunate will be found is still unknown. According to Cherkashin, it is not yet clear what condition the building is in. If it was flattened, then the bodies of the crew and passengers are still inside. And if it split, then they could be outside the apparatus at a depth.
“And there is a current that could carry them in different directions,” the expert suggested.
Earlier , IA Regnum reported that the wreckage found in the Atlantic Ocean has already been recognized as part of the missing submersible "Titan". According to experts, this is the outer part of the submarine.
In turn, one of the creators of the Mir deep-sea manned submersibles, the hero of Russia Anatoly Sagalevich , suggested that, most likely, the Titan hull rapidly shrank - collapsed. According to him, there was a pneumatic explosion, which left nothing of the people. The hull, due to the pressure of the water, shrunk like a tin can.
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