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The hypothesis was made based on a calculation by the engineer José Luis Martín
Published on 07/10/2023 at 11:00:21
The Titan submarine disappeared during a tour to see the Titanic wreck. Photo credit: OceanGate
The five people on board the Titan submersible, which imploded a few weeks ago during an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic ship, may have known tragedy was about to happen just seconds before the actual implosion. The hypothesis was made based on a calculation by engineer José Luis Martín, specialist in submarines, for the Spanish portal NIUS.
Mathematical calculations by the expert, which took into account the submersible’s weight, thrust, mass, acceleration, freebody rate of fall and coefficient of friction, indicated that the Titan could have freefalled between 48 and 71 seconds before imploding. At that moment, the passengers “knew” what was happening and during the fall they fell and “piled on top of each other”, Martín told NIUS.
“During this period, they perceive everything. And that in complete darkness. It is difficult to get an idea of what they experienced in those moments. After that 48 seconds or a minute, there’s the implosion and that.” “Sudden, instantaneous death,” he said. Spanish engineer to the portal.
The hypothesis of the specialist is that the submersible descended to a depth of around 1,700 meters without incident and in a horizontal plane. From this moment there is a power failure and the vehicle loses contact with the surface. The submersible then descends around 900 meters in a vertical position, like a “rock without control,” explains the engineer. He even says the passengers fell and “huddled together.”
A few days ago, OceanGate Expeditions, the company responsible for the Titan submersible, announced that it had “suspended all exploration and commercial operations.” The company, based in Everett, Washington (USA), made the announcement at the top of its website without giving any further details on the closure of its activities.
On board the imploding submersible were Stockton Rush, 61, founder and CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, who helmed the vessel; Hamish Harding, 58, British businessman and explorer; PaulHenri Nargeolet, 77, French shipping specialist; Shahzada Dawood, 48, BritishPakistani businessman; and Dawood’s son Suleman, 19.