Titan submersible remains found.Photo:U.S. National Transportation Safety Board; HANDOUT/OceanGate Expeditions/AFP via Getty
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board; HANDOUT/OceanGate Expeditions/AFP via Getty
“Presumed human” remains were removed from theTitansubmersibleon Oct. 4, theU.S. Coast Guardannounced on Tuesday.
“The salvage mission, which was conducted under an existing agreement with U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage & Diving, was a follow-up to initial recovery operations following theloss of theTitansubmersible,” officials said.
Their statement added, “Investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada joined the salvage expedition as part of their respective safety investigations.”
The Titan Sub.HANDOUT/OceanGate Expeditions/AFP via Getty
HANDOUT/OceanGate Expeditions/AFP via Getty
The Coast Guard’s statement concluded, “The MBI is coordinating with NTSB and other international investigative agencies to schedule a joint evidence review of recovered Titan debris. This review session will help determine the next steps for necessary forensic testing. The MBI will continue evidence analysis and witness interviews ahead of a public hearing regarding this tragedy.”
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On June 19 — over 110 years after theRMS Titanicsank— the U.S. Coast Guard of Boston announced that theTitan, which wascarrying five passengers to the underwater siteof theTitanic,had disappeared.
After an extensive search and rescue and international interest, the company shared a statement with PEOPLE on June. 22 announcing thatthe five people on boardwerebelieved to have died.
Coast Guard Titan recovery, Oct 2023.U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
Pelagic Research Services confirmed toCNNthat its remote-operated vehicle (ROV) found debris from theTitanshortly afterthe sub ran out of airon that same June day.
During a press conference held on June 22, the U.S. Coast Guard said that “the debris field is consistent with acatastrophic implosionof the vessel.”
Stockton Rush was among those killed in Titan.HANDOUT/OceanGate Expeditions/AFP via Getty
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet were the five passengers on board the submersible, OceanGate said in a statement to PEOPLE in June.
“These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans,” the statement read. “Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time. We grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew.”
source: people.com
