The Navy Detected the Titanic Submersible’s Implosion 5 Days Ago, But It Was Kept Quiet: Report

Shortly after the Titan submersible lost communication with the surface, the U.S. Navy, using classified 💻Technology, detected sounds the military “suspected” were caused by the implosion of the vessel, according to officials involved in the search.

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday published an exclusive report citing those officials, who said the search commander had been informed of the discovery but that defense officials had withheld the information

Other sounds, including something that sounded like “knocking,” were detected at various points during the search, but nothing has yet been conclusively linked to the implosion of the Titan.

“The U.S. held off making public what noises it had detected because it wanted to ensure search-and-🚒Rescue operations continued and couldn’t say for sure it was an implosion,” the Journal reported.

For reasons of national security, the Navy asked the Journal to refrain from naming the system that detected the noises.

The system’s purpose is the detection of enemy submarines. The Navy began using it to aid in the search for the Titan shortly after it lost contact with the outside world.

The estimated location of the implosion sounds helped narrow the area being used by search and Rescue