BOSTON — The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel exploring the Titanic wreckage was destined for disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator’... CDNDigital
All five people aboard the Titan died when it was crushed near the world’s most famous shipwreck, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger said Thursday, bringing an end to a massive multinational search that began Sunday when the vessel lost contact with its mother ship in the unforgiving North Atlantic.The Titan, owned and operated by OceanGate Expeditions, first began taking people to the Titanic in 2021.
Fatigue, he said, is like bending a wire back and forth until it breaks. Delamination, he said, is like splitting wood down the grain, which is easier than chopping across the grain. But carbon composites have limited life when subject to excessive loads or poor design which leads to stress concentrations, Graham-Jones said.
“Once this thing is going down and going under stress, it’ll affect those materials, it’ll affect those composites,” Couture said Friday. “Nondestructive testing is how you would then assess those structures and say, ‘OK, they’re still viable,’ or, ‘they’re still susceptible.'”Marine Technology Society
Graham-Jones said it’s standard procedure in engineering to seek outside expertise the ensure that vessels conform to the highest industry standards.Submersible tragedy: ‘Profound grief’ for family of British-Pakistani father and son on Titanic subIn a 2019 company blog post, OceanGate criticized the third-party certification process as one that is time-consuming and stifles innovation.
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James Cameron says he wishes he’d sounded alarm over lost submersibleMovie director and submersible maker James Cameron said on Thursday he wishes he had sounded the alarm earlier about the submersible Titan that imploded on an expedition to the Titanic wreckage, saying he had... CDNDigital
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19-year-old Titan sub passenger was 'terrified' to join the expedition, but wanted to please his Titanic enthusiast dad on Father's DayNineteen-year-old Suleman Dawood, who accompanied his father Shahzada on the missing Titan vessel, expressed hesitation to go but joined as he was eager to join the Pakistani businessman on Father’s Day who is passionate about the lore of Titanic. READ:
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Titan submersible tragedy update and recovery progress summaryThe desperate search to find the missing Titan submersible turned into a recovery effort Thursday after officials announced that the vessel imploded sometime this week, killing all five aboard, near the Titanic shipwreck.
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OceanGate already warned about 'catastrophic' safety issues long before its Titanic sub went missingThe company had already received several safety issues regarding its Titanic submersible. Now, it’s too late. | via philstarlife
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