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The fatal implosion of the Titan submersible has drawn attention to the murkily regulated waters of deep-sea exploration

Concerns raised over craft’s safety standards and lack of certification as US Navy reports likely implosion

BOSTON - A "catastrophic implosion," such as that believed to have destroyed the Titan submersible, would have happened with incredible force and speed given the crushing water pressure on the floor of the ocean.

David Waud explored the Titanic wreckage in the Titan in 2021. He said he felt completely safe at the time, but has since learned of safety issues raised during development.

An implosion likely destroyed the Titan submersible. But the search and rescue of the Titanic wreck voyager could have been swifter if this tech were onboard.

The US Coast Guard believes a "catastrophic implosion" occurred

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin worked outside of the International Space Station to remove and toss overboard a trio of outdated devices, including a spent science experiment.

Debris from the submersible that disappeared while on an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic on Sunday (June 18) has been found, and its five passengers are presumed dead.

SpaceX added to its growing broadband internet constellation by sending 56 Starlink satellites to orbit and successfully landing the mission's Falcon 9 booster at sea on Friday (June 23).

Earlier, a senior White House official said that NASA and the ISRO were developing a strategic framework for human spaceflight cooperation this year.

OceanGate Expeditions, the company behind the journey, confirmed that the Titan submersible's pilot and chief executive Stockton Rush – along with UK citizens Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood and French national Paul-Henri Nargeolet "have sadly been lost"