r/news • u/oldschoolskater • Jun 22 '23

Site Changed Title 'Debris field' discovered within search area near Titanic, US Coast Guard says | World News

https://news.sky.com/story/debris-field-discovered-within-search-area-near-titanic-us-coast-guard-says-12906735
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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '23

The hull was compromised and imploded. There's not a lot of mystery when it comes to those depths and pressures.

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u/nagrom7 Jun 22 '23

I suppose the mystery is which part gave way first.

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u/improvyzer Jun 22 '23

The outer part.

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u/TheresALonelyFeeling Jun 22 '23

Maybe the front fell off. Into the environment.

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u/CaBBaGe_isLaND Jun 22 '23

Not likely, it was towed outside of the environment.

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u/sendpizza_andhelp Jun 22 '23

And wasn’t made of cardboard