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Published June 23, 2023 • read for 3 minutes
This photo from OceanGate Expeditions shows a submarine named Titan used to visit the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Titan submarine torn apart by catastrophic implosion, killing all five on board
A catastrophic implosion tore apart the submarine Titan, killing all five people on board as it sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic on an expedition to the Titanic’s wreckage, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Thursday .
Several minivan-sized pieces of the craft, including parts of the carbon fiber hull, were found in a debris field on an otherwise fairly empty section of the ocean floor about 500 meters from the bow of the sunken luxury liner, Rear Admiral John Mauger the commander of the First Coast Guard District in Boston told reporters.
The dead include the ship’s pilot Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, British billionaire Hamish Harding, French explorer and Titanic expert Paul-Henry Nargeolet, and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman .
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Titan owner can use ‘cruel’ law for protection
A California attorney says a “cruel” piece of maritime law famously used by the Titanic’s owners to avoid costly lawsuits could be used by the owners of a small submarine that imploded on its way to the famous wreck.
Charles Naylor says OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owned the submarine Titan, may try to use the law to pre-emptively exonerate itself ahead of potential legal action.
He said the company could sue under the United States 1850’s Limitation of Liability Act to limit its liability to the value of the ship’s remains. The Titanic’s owners applied the law after the steamship collided with an iceberg off Newfoundland in April 1912, killing more than 1,500 people.
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Naylor says if a company files an action to protect itself under the law, families have just two months to file a lawsuit, forcing them to face complicated legal proceedings in the heat of their grief.
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Foreign firefighters battle Canada’s flames
Firefighters from around the world have come to Canada to help fight one of the worst wildfires on record.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center says there were nearly 15,000 on the ground yesterday – from 10 different countries on five continents.
Canada’s contingent of foreign firefighters includes teams from the United States, Australia, Portugal, Spain, Chile and Mexico.
Canada’s new wage settlement ban goes into effect today
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New rules banning wage and poaching agreements come into effect today in a bid to crack down on companies that undermine competition at the expense of workers.
It is now a criminal offense for two or more employers to make deals that fix, maintain, reduce or control wages.
The same goes for agreements that prevent companies from hiring or recruiting each other’s employees.
It comes after the federal government made changes to the Conspiracy Provision of the Competition Act in June 2022.
Charity receives donations after fatal bus accident in Manitoba
Charities in a small Manitoba town say they have seen generosity in the darkest of times after families of the 15 people killed in a bus crash donated food and clothing.
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A minibus was transporting the Dauphin-area seniors to a casino a week ago when it drove into the path of a semi-trailer truck on the Trans-Canada Highway near the town of Carberry, about 120 miles into the town of Carberry. south.
Wayne Olson, pastor of the Church of Christ in Dauphin, says the church’s charities have received items from relatives of the accident victims, which will greatly benefit the needy in the town.
Meanwhile, the Dauphin and District Community Foundation started a new fund to support seniors to honor those who had passed away. It will provide funding for programming, equipment and activities that support seniors.
More threats mean more security at Pride events
Several large Pride parades are scheduled for this weekend, and organizers say attendees may notice something different this year.
There will be more security.
This is due to an increase in online threats against the festivals and anti-LGBTQ sentiment in general.
In some cases the police will act and in others groups have contracted private security.
In Toronto, for example, police costs have more than doubled and insurance now costs $300,000, compared to $67,000 last year.
Organizers have warned that festival goers will have to wait a long time to get into designated areas as security will check for guns.
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This report from The Canadian Press was first published on June 23, 2023.
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