The reason for the destruction of the Titan bathyscaphe has been named: neglect of standards in the pursuit of innovation

The British media published information regarding the reasons for the destruction of the Titan bathyscaphe.

According to the expert, a defect in the hull or neglect of construction standards for deep-sea vehicles is to blame, which could have been done in the pursuit of innovation.

This point of view was expressed by former British Royal Navy submarine captain Ryan Ramsey in an interview with the British television channel Sky News.

According to Ramsey, the defect that caused the deep-sea submersible to crash could be hidden in the crew sealing hatch.

It is likely that it malfunctioned and caused the destruction of the Titan.

Another probable reason is the destruction of the housing under pressure due to a hidden defect.

But at the same time, Ramsey is in no hurry to draw conclusions and talk about recklessness.

“I would say that neglecting standard methods of building such underwater vehicles in the pursuit of innovation is associated with a huge risk, and in this case this risk was realized in the loss of life,” MIA quotes Ryan Ramsey as saying.

Russian expert, chief researcher at the Institute of Marine Technology Problems named after. Academician M.D. Ageev Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Inzartsev suggested that the bathyscaphe could explode after reaching a certain depth due to the presence of defects.

Let us remind you that the tourist bathyscaphe “Titan” disappeared during the descent to the wreckage of the sunken liner “Titanic”.

There were 5 people on board the device. Communication was lost last Sunday within two hours of the dive.