What started as an adventure to the bottom of the ocean to examine the rotten remains of the titanic ended in disaster last week off the coast of newfoundland in Canada.
All five people aboard under seas exploration company Ocean Gate Expedition Titan submersible craft died, when the vessel imploded.
Canadian investigators are trying to determine what led to the disaster.
According to Kathy Fox, Chair of transportation safety board, "Typically, our investigations can take eighteen months to two years. We are obviously trying to do them quicker. We know everyone wants answers, particularly the family, the public, etcetera. But we need to take the time with respect to how far we will go. That remains to be seen as we gather information. So it is still too early to tell."
Authorities say fragments near the Titanic are the remains of the Titan.
In the 2018 lawsuit, Ocean Gate's former director of marine operations described the company's testing and certification as insufficient and said that would subject passengers to potential extreme danger according to PBS.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police or RCMP is saying the investigation is looking into the matter.
The RCMP correspondent, Kent Osmond, explained that, "A team of investigators has been established with the sole purpose of answering the question of whether or not a full investigation by the RCMP is warranted."
He further pointed out that, "Such an investigation will proceed only if our examination of the circumstances indicate criminal, federal or provincial laws may possibly have been broken."
Titan's operation in international waters meant it could skirt safety regulations for things like Hull construction.
The Associated Press reports that late Ocean Gate's Expedition C.E.O and Titan pilot Stockton Rush, had said, he didn't want to be bogged down by such standards.
Canada's transportation safety board or TSB will investigate the role the ship and those on board the it, when the submarine was sent to sea to embark on that risky travel.
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