Photos of the Titan submersible wreckage support the theory that the vessel's carbon-fiber hull may have led to its catastrophic implosion, an expert told Insider.

The steel is cut by a robotic plasma arc cutting machine at Ingalls' steel fabrication complex. The next milestone for LPD 26 will be the ship's keel laying, scheduled for the first quarter of 2012.

Rendering of USS Constellation (FFG-62). Fincantieri Image The first hull in a new Navy ship class in more than a decade is set to start construction later this year, the service’s program ...