After a tragic implosion on its voyage to the Titanic wreck last week captivated the attention of the entire world, debris from the Titan submersible has been brought back to land. From which the US Coast Guard has presumed to have found human remains within the wreckage of the sub.
On Wednesday, pieces of the sub, which collapsed while making a deep dive toward the Titanic, were unloaded in St. John's, Canada. According to authorities, amid the wreckage was the sub's landing frame and a rear cover.
Following which the US coast guard said in a statement that the US medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of presumed remains.
The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into the causes of the disaster. According to reports, the Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) will transport the evidence to US for further analysis and testing.
All five people on board the vessel died on 18 June after it imploded about 90 minutes into a dive to view the famous 1912 shipwreck, which sits at a depth of 3,800m (12,500ft) in the north Atlantic.
OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owned and operated the Titan, is based in the US. The company has been criticised for its safety practices, and former employees have raised concerns about the Titan sub, which was not subject to regulation.
The operator charged passengers $250,000 each to participate in the voyage.
On Wednesday, pieces of the sub, which collapsed while making a deep dive toward the Titanic, were unloaded in St. John's, Canada. According to authorities, amid the wreckage was the sub's landing frame and a rear cover.
Following which the US coast guard said in a statement that the US medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of presumed remains.
The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into the causes of the disaster. According to reports, the Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) will transport the evidence to US for further analysis and testing.
All five people on board the vessel died on 18 June after it imploded about 90 minutes into a dive to view the famous 1912 shipwreck, which sits at a depth of 3,800m (12,500ft) in the north Atlantic.
OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owned and operated the Titan, is based in the US. The company has been criticised for its safety practices, and former employees have raised concerns about the Titan sub, which was not subject to regulation.
The operator charged passengers $250,000 each to participate in the voyage.
