![]() On Friday, several experts critiqued OceanGate's use of experimental materials like carbon fiber on a submersible they invited passengers to board when they knew of potential risks.īart Kemper, a principal engineer at Kemper Engineering Services, told NBC News the carbon fiber that was used to create The Titan is not guaranteed to withstand the pressures of the deep sea. Critiques about 'experimental' carbon fiber used to construct The Titan continue to surface, OceanGate website down on Friday Here's the latest on the search and recovery efforts and the high-stakes finger-pointing after a tragic mission gone wrong. The information was shared immediately with the search commander. Navy analyzed its acoustic data and found an anomaly consistent with an implosion near where the submersible was operating when communications were lost June 18, Coast Guard spokesperson Briana Carter confirmed to USA TODAY. Officials determined a "catastrophic implosion" killed the five people aboard the Titan vessel after starting its dive to view the Titanic wreckage site. as a safe, seaworthy vehicle that would provide an unmatched, once-in-a-lifetime experience for passengers at $250,000 a pop ‒ even as the OceanGate CEO conceded some rules had been broken to speed the innovative submersible's debut. In statements, Boeing, NASA, and the University of Washington clarified their roles in the development and testing of the Titan watercraft built and billed by OceanGate Inc. For the latest updates on the lost submersible and the recovery efforts, read our live updates page for Saturday, June 24.Īfter the mission turned from rescue to recovery following the grisly discovery that the missing Titan submersible imploded, institutions cited as partners in its manufacture distanced themselves from claims of their involvement in the ill-fated vessel's design. None of those taken to hospitals had life-threatening injuries, and up to 90 people were treated for injuries at the amphitheater, according to West Metro Fire Rescue.Editor's note: This page reflects the news on the Titan submersible from Friday, June 23. Seven people were hospitalized, according to KMGH-TV. Wednesday’s tornado outbreak came six days after a tornado left three people dead and more than 100 injured in Perryton in the northern Texas Panhandle.Īnother hailstorm pummeled concertgoers at Red Rocks Amphitheater Wednesday night in Morrison, Colorado, near Denver. Ziebell said thunderstorms were likely to continue Thursday, but the risk of severe weather with tornadoes was unlikely. The website said it tracks just more than 1,200 customers in the two counties, whose combined population was fewer than 2,000 people. Power outages were widespread across the sparsely populated region, with more than 900 customers without power in the Matador and Jayton areas alone, located in Motley and Kent County, according to. “You would look on one side where we had a general merchandise store completely flattened to the ground but across the street, there’s a house that’s still standing and the vehicles haven’t even moved from the driveway,” Delgado said by telephone. A restaurant's walls were all knocked down, but the booths remained standing in what was called a “jaw-dropping” scene by Derek Delgado, a spokesman for Lubbock Fire Rescue, which is assisting the town. Homes were damaged, buildings were flattened and power lines were snapped in half. The worst damage appeared to be in Matador - a town of about 570 people about 70 miles (112 kilometers) northeast of Lubbock in Motley County. “That's what we're really double-checking for.” “We want to make sure no one was passing through town, that was our concern,” Bures said. Search and rescue efforts also continued, although no one is known to be missing, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Ziebell said the weather service would send crews to survey the damage on Thursday and determine the strength of the tornadoes. Wednesday “was definitely a rare combination of high-end wind shear and storms of extreme instability,” according to Ziebell. “That is certainly rare to see all at the same time, killer tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail,” Zeibell said. The storm later produced 109 mph (175 kph) winds at Jayton in addition to hail more than 4-inches (10.2-centimeters) wide, he said. Wednesday near Amarillo before striking the small town, said senior forecaster Matt Ziebell with the National Weather Service in Lubbock. A line of severe storms produced what a meteorologist calls a rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail in west Texas, killing at least four people, injuring nine and causing significant damage around the town of Matador, a meteorologist said Thursday.Ī supercell developed about 8 p.m. ![]()
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