What was supposed to be a 10-hour journey to the sinking of the Titanic ended in tragedy, with all five passengers on the submersible Titan killed in a catastrophic implosion.
Their deaths were confirmed Thursday by the US Coast Guard, concluding a nearly week-long search for survivors that has been closely watched around the world.
An underwater implosion refers to the sudden internal collapse of the vessel, which would be under immense pressure at the depths to which it was plunging.
It’s not clear where or how deep the Titan was when the implosion occurred, but the Titanic wreckage is almost 4,000 meters below sea level. The submersible was at about 1 hour and 45 minutes into the approximately two hour descent when she lost contact.
At the depth where the Titanic rests, there’s about several hundred times the pressure we experience at the surface, according to Rick Murcar, director of international training for the National Cave Diving Association.
A catastrophic implosion is “incredibly fast,” occurring in just a fraction of a millisecond, said Aileen Maria Marty, a former Navy officer and professor at Florida International University.
“The whole thing would have fallen apart before the people inside realized there was a problem,” she told CNN . “Ultimately, among the many ways we can go through, this is painless.”
Experts say the bodies are unlikely to be recovered.
Source: CNN Brasil
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