Marine Technology Society manned submersibles expert Will Kohnen told the Reuters news service the location of the debris field and sudden loss of communication with the Titans submersible suggest it imploded early in the dive.

海洋技术协会载人潜水器专家威尔·科宁告诉路透社，残骸区域的位置以及与观光泰坦号潜水器突然失去联系这两点表明，它在潜水初期就发生了内爆。