"Its integrity may have been compromised by the damage to the material used for its hull that accumulated," said researcher Roberto Ballarini.

A civil engineer has proposed that the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible last year may have been caused by "micro-buckling" in its carbon fibre hull. Deep-sea entrepreneur Stockton Rush and his four paying crew members all perished last June when their submarine collapsed under pressure while on its way to explore the wreck of the RMS Titanic.

New research has suggested the Titan submarine may have been doomed due to ‘micro-buckling’ of the sub’s hull. Last June, the world was completely captivated by the tragedy which saw a group die in extraordinary circumstances – en route to see the Titanic wreck around 12,

Experts have revealed the explanation for why the doomed Titan submarine imploded on its expedition to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean

The Titan submersible dominated headlines in the summer of 2023, and new information is still being uncovered from the tragedy. The Oceangate submersible imploded while carrying five people last June.