The United States Coast Guard announced that it had discovered the remaining debris, from the Titan submersible which imploded in June, including “presumed human remains.”
Marine Safety Engineers from the U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigations (MBI) revealed in a press statement on Tuesday that they had “recovered and transferred” the remaining debris from the Titan submersible with five people that imploded on its way down to the Titanic.
“The recovered evidence was successfully transferred to a U.S. port for cataloging and analysis,” the U.S. Coast Guard wrote in its statement. “Additional presumed human remains were carefully recovered from within Titan’s debris and transported for analysis by U.S. medical professionals.”
The Coast Guard says it has recovered the remaining debris, including presumed human remains, from the imploded Titan submersible. https://t.co/S1el7zXVss
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“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 the loss of the Titan submersible,” the statement continued. “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, which was made with “off-the shelf” components and piloted with a wireless game controller, was first reported to have gone missing on June 18.
It had been estimated that they had about four days worth of oxygen for the five people inside.
Rescue teams searching for the missing Titan submersible announced that “banging” sounds had been heard at 30-minute intervals.
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger announced during a press conference on June 22, that it was believed that the Titan submersible had suffered a “catastrophic implosion.”
Hours before the announcement, The New York Times reported that a remote-controlled vehicle had discovered debris from the Titan submersible, roughly 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic.