Sources say Canada will investigate the Titan accident, but will not determine the attribution of responsibility
CTOnews.com June 23, according to Reuters, due to the Titan submarine surface support ship flying the Canadian flag, the Canadian Transportation Safety Agency will investigate the accident.
▲ Touyuan: ocean Gate Adventure reported that the Canadian Transport Safety Agency (TSB) said in a statement today that the Canadian registered research ship "Polar Prince" transported the Titan to the site of the incident on the 18th. TSB will investigate the accident because it flies the Canadian flag.
▲ source: ocean Gate Exploration report also said that TSB has sent an investigation team to St. Johns, Newfoundland, 644km north of the accident site, to collect information, interview people familiar with the situation and restore and simulate the accident. More agencies will join the investigation in the coming days, TSB said in a statement. CTOnews.com noted that the report pointed out that TSB will not classify accident liability, nor will it determine civil or criminal liability.
The Titan, operated by Ocean Gate Adventures, dived into the Atlantic Ocean on the 18th and disappeared. After five days of search and rescue, the US Coast Guard announced yesterday that the wreckage of the Titanic submarine was found at the bottom of the sea about 500 meters from the bow of the Titanic, killing all five crew members in a "catastrophic implosion".