The US Coast Guard announced this Sunday an official investigation to discover the causes of the implosion suffered by the submersible Titan, which disappeared a week ago with five people on board when traveling to see the remains of the Titanic.
At a press conference, Rear Adm. John Mauger explained that the Coast Guard has officially convened a marine board of inquiry into the loss of the submersible.
This board will try answer the reason for the tragedy and will have the power to make recommendations to the competent authorities to apply civil or criminal sanctions.
The investigation will be led by Capt. Jason Neubauerwho in the press conference explained that the main objective is “prevent something similar from happening” in the future, making “the necessary recommendations to improve marine safety around the world”.
On June 23, the Coast Guard declared what happened as “a major maritime casualty” and decided to initiate “an investigation commonly known as an MBI,” which is “the highest level of investigation conducted by the Coast Guard,” he explained.