Spanish submarine expert Jos Luis Martín speaks: The Titan fell like an arrow to the seabed after a failure in the electrical system. Then it burst like a balloon
The victims of Titan, the submarine that imploded in the Atlantic trying to reach the Titanic wreck, may have seen their end. They could have understood for a very long minute (between 48 and 71 seconds to be precise) that they were about to die. That’s what Spanish submarine expert Jos Luis Martín says, quoted by the Chron.
According to Martn, the submarine lost stability due to a power failure, which deprived it of the propulsion needed to return to the surface. Titan would thus have fallen vertically to the sea floor like an arrow, with the bull’s-eye pointing down.
Again, according to the Spanish expert, the submarine began its free fall at a depth of about 1,700 meters. fell like a stone and went out of control for about a thousand meters before bursting like a balloon after another 2,600 meters due to the rapid change in pressure. Shortly before the end, the electrical system broke down completely.
The passengers on board, five of them, lay frightened and piled one on top of the other in total darkness. The Titan lost her tracks on June 18th. A massive rescue operation was launched to find him. After a few days, the hypothesis of an implosion prevailed. Then the first wreck was found, shattering all hope.
On the evening of June 22, the Boston Coast Guard announced the discovery of the wreck 500 meters from the Titanic’s bow. Suspected human remains were also found inside the Titan mini-submarine. “Much work remains to be done to understand the factors that led to Titan’s catastrophic loss and to ensure a similar tragedy does not repeat itself,” said Jason Neubauer, Chair of the Marine Board of Investigation.
The U.S. Navy, using data from a secret sensor network designed to detect enemy submarines, had spotted an anomaly that could indicate an implosion or explosion during the very hours the Titan was being lowered into the depths.
The data, along with information from surveillance aircraft and buoys, was used to determine Titan’s approximate location and was transmitted to the Coast Guard during the search.
Jul 11, 2023 (Modified Jul 11, 2023 | 8:13pm)
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