He also explained that due to technical complexities as well as jurisdictional ones, a final report about the fate of the Titan could take years to complete.
E! News has reached out to the Marine Board of Investigation for additional comment.
Many have been wondering exactly what happened to the Titan as it headed to the wreckage of the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on June 18 and ultimately led to the death of all five people on board.
“These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure,” OceanGate shared a statement confirming the loss of the Titan passengers last June, “and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans.”
“Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time,” the continued. “We grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew.”
But despite the tragedy, billionaire real estate investor Larry Connor and Triton Submarines co-founder Patrick Lahey are currently developing a new vessel to visit the Titanic wreckage.
“This tragedy had a chilling effect on people’s interest in these vehicles,” Lahey explained to The Wall Street Journal in May. “It reignited old myths that only a crazy person would dive in one of these things.”
And so Lahey said he was surprised when Connor called about another venture.
“We had a client, a wonderful man,” he recalled of Connor. “He called me up and said, ‘You know, what we need to do is build a sub that can dive to [Titanic-level depths] repeatedly and safely and demonstrate to the world that you guys can do that, and that Titan was a contraption.'”
For more information about the passengers aboard the Titan, keep reading.
