Titan Submersible Implosion Near Titanic Wreck Raises Safety Concerns.

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Titan Submersible Implosion Near Titanic Wreck Raises Safety Concerns.
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The remains of the Titan submersible were found 1,600 feet away from the wreck of the RMS Titanic in what the Coast Guard is calling a catastrophic implosion. The debris indicates that the submersible likely experienced a failure, which ultimately resulted in the deaths of the five passengers aboard, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. The Coast Guard will continue to map the debris field, and it is too early to determine a timeline for when the implosion occurred. The Navy's underwater detection systems recorded an implosion that was likely Titan.

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