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“Pushing Titan submersible beyond its depth rate” leader in search and rescue

It has not yet been officially determined what caused the Titan submarine to implode, which resulted in the deaths of five people. However, Ed Cassano’s comments, the CEO of Pelagic Research Services, which oversaw Titan’s search and rescue effort, may throw light on a significant contributing factor.

It was “pushed beyond its depth rate,” according to Cassano, of the submersible.

Notably, Cassano’s business sent out their remotely controlled vehicle, the Odysseus 6K, which in only 90 minutes arrived near the Titanic debris almost 12,500 feet below.

We found the Titan submersible’s wreckage not long after setting foot on the ocean bottom, according to Cassano.

“By 12 o’clock, a rescue turned into a recovery,” he said.

Cassano described the rescue operation in detail and became emotional at a news conference on Friday. He seemed to be fighting back tears. He appealed for respect for the dead and emphasised the emotions experienced by those working to collect Titan debris.

We are still demobilising, there are a lot of emotions, and people are fatigued, so I must apologise, Cassano remarked.

The Titan submersible tragedy claimed the lives of five people: British billionaire businessman Hamish Harding, British father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, who were descended from one of Pakistan’s wealthiest families, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, and former French navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet. Within two hours of setting out to investigate the famed “Titanic” shipwreck that sunk in 1912, the submarine had vanished.

“Presumed human remains” have been found among the Titan debris, according to the US Coast Guard. Medical experts from the United States will formally examine the supposed human remains.

The whole affair caught the attention of people all around the globe and has prompted “serious questions” about the security of other adventurous missions, such as private space flights.

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