Titan sub: what is a ‘catastrophic implosion’?

released : 23 Jun 2023 at 08: 45 The US Coast Guard stated the Titan submersible appears to have suffered a ‘catastrophic implosion’ on a dive to the Titanic. BOSTON – A “catastrophic implosion,” such as that thought to haveactually damaged the Titan submersible, would have occurred with extraordinary force and speed provided the squashing water pressure on the flooring of the ocean. The stays of the Titanic rest on the seabed in the North Atlantic at a depth of some 3,800 meters (12,400 feet). At sea level, climatic pressure is 14.7 pounds per square inch (psi). Water pressure at the depth where the ocean liner lies is comparable to around 400 atm
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