The U.S. Coast Guard said it is leading an investigation into the loss of the Titan submersible to determine what caused it to implode.
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The Titan submersible implosion shares similarities with two other historic disasters: the Titanic and the Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole.
Researchers are increasingly using small, autonomous underwater robots to collect data in the world’s oceans.
NOAA Teacher at Sea Program,NOAA Ship PISCES
Dramatic improvements in computing, sensors and submersible engineering are making it possible for researchers to ramp up data collection from the oceans while also keeping people out of harm’s way.
Most submersible designers would elect to have a classification society certify a vessel’s design. OceanGate made the conscious decision to refuse to do this for the Titan.