The wreckage of the Titan submersible was brought ashore on Wednesday. The return of the debris to the port of San Juan, Newfoundland, is a central part of the investigation into the cause of its implosion. The twisted pieces of the 22-foot (6.7-meter) submersible were unloaded at a dock in the Coast Guard from Canada.
In a statement issued Wednesday night, the US Coast Guard announced that it had recovered debris and evidence from the seabed, including what is presumed to be human remains.
“I appreciate the coordinated international and interagency support to recover and preserve this vital evidence at extreme distances and depths,” Capt. Jason Neubauer, head of the US Coast Guard, said in a statement. “The evidence will provide investigators in various international jurisdictions with essential information about the cause of this tragedy. Much work remains to be done to understand the factors that led to Titan’s catastrophic loss and to help ensure that a tragedy does not happen again.” similar”.
The Canadian ship Horizon Arctic took a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to search for wreckage on the seabed near the Titanic. Pelagic Research Services, a company with offices in Massachusetts and New York that owns the ROV, said Wednesday that it had ended offshore operations.
The Pelagic Research Services team “remains on mission” and cannot comment on the ongoing Titan investigation, which involves various government agencies in the United States and Canada, said Jeff Mahoney, a company spokesman.
“They have been working around the clock for 10 days, through the mental and physical challenges of this operation, and are eager to wrap up the mission and return to their loved ones,” Mahoney said.
The Titan’s wreckage was located about 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) deep and approximately 1,600 feet (488 meters) away from the Titanic on the seabed, the US Coast Guard said last week. The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into the cause of the submersible’s implosion during its descent on June 18. The authorities announced on Thursday the 22nd of the same month that the submersible had imploded and that the five people on board had died.
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Associated Press writer Holly Ramer in Concord, New Hampshire, and Michael Casey in Boston contributed to this report.
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