The agency informed that as the responsible authority for the mother ship of the submersible, “it will conduct a safety investigation” into the operation carried out by the Canadian-flagged vessel involved in the investigation into the accident with the Titan submersible. , which imploded on Sunday while descending the waters of the North Atlantic toward the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five occupants. The investigation will be conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), an independent agency that regularly investigates air, rail, marine and pipeline accidents. However, it does not assign blame or determine civil or criminal liability. In a statement, the TSB said that as the responsible authority for the mother ship of the submersible, “it will conduct a safety investigation into the circumstances of the operation conducted by the Canadian-flagged vessel Polar Prince.” The United States will also investigate the Titan case, officials said on Friday, after finding debris indicating a “catastrophic implosion of the ship.” The US National Transportation Safety Board said it would join an investigation by the US Coast Guard, which said the loss was a “major marine accident”. The various investigations highlight the complex and sometimes unclear jurisdiction over the incident, which took place in international waters. The company that owns and operates the Titan, OceanGate Expeditions, is headquartered in the United States. According to a document seen by the Associated Press news agency, the submersible itself was registered in the Bahamas. Those killed in the tragedy came from the UK, Pakistan, France and the United States. Meanwhile, the Canadian-flagged mothership was majority-owned by the Miawpukek First Nation. The Polar Prince was the mothership of the last Titan expedition, a submersible owned by OceanGate Explorations. Both ships left St. John’s Harbor at the site of the Titanic wreck. According to US authorities, Polar Prince lost contact with Titan last Sunday, 105 minutes after beginning the dive to the submersible. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV), departing from the ship Horizon Arctic and belonging to the same company as the Polar Prince, yesterday discovered the wreckage of the Titan at the bottom of the Atlantic. MD (EFE, AFP, Reuters, AP)

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