Criminal investigation: Canada expands investigation into ‘Titan’ tragedy

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Such an investigation will not be launched until the investigation into the circumstances shows that laws may have been broken, Kent Osmond of the Canadian police said this weekend. There is currently no suspicion of criminal activity.

Meanwhile, the Canadian Transport Safety Board (TSB) began investigating Titan’s mother ship, the Polar Prince. The ship docked Saturday in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The TSB began questioning the crew and reviewing the logs. The “Titan”, operated by the private company Oceangate, was brought to the scene by the Canadian-flagged mother ship. Therefore, Canada is responsible for the investigation.

After the disappearance of the “Titan” on Sunday a week ago, the US Coast Guard, with the help of Canadian troops in particular, launched a large-scale search about 700 kilometers south of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. The wreckage of the vehicle was discovered just 500 meters from the bow of the wreckage of the “Titanic”. So it was clear: the five occupants, including Oceangate boss Stockton Rush, are dead.

According to several experts, the submarine’s developers and operators circumvented accepted standards and ignored warnings. According to media reports, a letter from the organization Marine Technology Society (MTS) warned as early as 2018 about the experimental nature of the tourism offer and that the trips could end in disaster.

(SDA)

Source: Blick