The Coast Guard announced that "presumed human remains" were recovered from the debris found on the seafloor where the Titan submarine imploded. Authorities reported that "a formal analysis" will be carried out to identify if the remains belong to any of the five deceased passengers:
U.S. medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of the suspected human remains that have been carefully recovered from the wreckage at the site of the incident.
The discovery comes almost a week after the confirmed death of the five passengers on the submarine: Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman; Action Aviation chairman Hamish Harding; French adventurer Paul-Henry Nargeolet; and Ocean Gate CEO Stockton Rush.
Marine Research Board Chairman Capt. Jason Neubauer stated:
I am grateful for the coordinated international and interagency support to recover and preserve this vital evidence at extreme distances and depths offshore (...) The evidence will provide investigators from several international jurisdictions with critical insights into the cause of this tragedy (...) There is still a substantial amount of work to be done to understand the factors that led to the catastrophic loss of the Titan and to help ensure that a similar tragedy does not occur again.
La Guardia Costera dice que se han encontrado presuntos restos humanos dentro de los restos del submarino Titan. pic.twitter.com/8FP9TqiiA9
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Huge pieces of the wreckage recovered from the site of the submersible's implosion could be seen in the harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, on Wednesday. The company that owns the Titan, Ocean Gate, said in a statement:
They have been working tirelessly for ten days, with the physical and mental challenges of this operation, and are looking forward to completing the mission and returning to their loved ones.
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El barco canadiense Horizon Arctic depositó este miércoles en el puerto de San Juan de Terranova (Canadá) los restos del sumergible Titán, que implosionó el pasado #18Jun cuando descendía hacia los restos del Titanic. pic.twitter.com/SRkhZe3GEw -@plcdelmedionews— Reporte Ya (@ReporteYa) June 28, 2023
The Titan lost contact with its mother ship on Sunday, June 18, while on an expedition in the Atlantic Ocean for passengers to view the wreckage of the Titanic, which sank about 370 miles off Newfoundland in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. Subsequently, rescue efforts began for the passengers on board. The passengers were confirmed dead on June 22.
