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As the hearing about the OceanGate submersible accident of 2023 continues, astute Redditors have noticed what they believe to be an important detail.
The US Coast Guard has convened a hearing to determine what occurred to the Titan sub last year when it visited the RMS Titanic wreck site. The hearing began on Monday, September 16.
After setting sail on June 16, 2023, the crew on board the submarine lost touch with the ground crew 48 hours later, as it began its descent.
Then, a massive hunt for the lost OceanGate sub began after it failed to resurface at the scheduled time.
The US Coast Guard finally revealed that the submarine had imploded, killing everyone on board, after days of searching a debris field for the sub’s remnants.
The United States Coast Guard is still investigating the tragedy, which occurred more over a year ago.
Evidence from the hearing, which started this week, includes photos, video, and text messages sent and received between the submarine and land-based personnel.
The disturbing video has gone viral on the internet, and Redditors have found a ratchet strap among the sub’s debris.
Ratchet straps are strong, long-lasting straps that are usually used to fasten equipment or goods during transportation, in case you were wondering.
But it is still not clear what it was doing near the OceanGate sub’s body.
People have been discussing the revelation and offering their opinions about it.
Some commenters questioned its purpose, while another pondered whether there were more than one strap and whether this was the sole one that had survived.
Meanwhile, a third asked if that strap would add ‘unnecessary pressure to a vehicle designed to withstand pressure’.
Some have hypothesized that the strap was still on the ship when it was submerged, while others have posited that it was there to keep the submersible from coming undone.
The user asked: “Am I the only one that thinks these straps were used to lower the sub into the water, and not actually meant to hold it together?”
Another commenter also said: “People don’t realise that those straps are there to pull it back to the surface.
“Not that those things were there trying to hold it together while diving.”
