2023-07-06 00:03:30
A week following the disappearance of the “Titan” in the North Atlantic, experts discovered “suspected human remains” in the rubble of the imploded submersible. They were “carefully secured in the wreckage at the scene of the accident” and are now to be analyzed by experts in the USA, the US Coast Guard said on Wednesday (June 28). All five occupants of the “Titan” died in the accident.
US Coast Guard investigation
According to the authority, the ship “Horizon Arctic” brought the wreckage to St. John’s on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. “There is still much work to be done to unravel all of the factors that led to the catastrophic loss of Titan,” said Jason Neubauer of the US Coast Guard, who is leading the agency’s investigation. Investigations are necessary so that such a tragedy does not happen once more.
The US Coast Guard has launched an investigation to ensure that such a tragedy does not happen once more. Credit: IMAGO / ZUMA Press
Large-Scale Search
The submersible went missing on Sunday (June 18) a week ago following setting off on an exploration tour of the “Titanic” wreck. The US Coast Guard had started a large-scale search around 700 kilometers south of Newfoundland with the help of mainly Canadian forces.
Titanium cannot withstand water pressure
Debris from the vehicle was discovered just 500 meters from the bow of the “Titanic” wreck. So it was clear: The five occupants are dead. Everything indicates that the hull of the boat gave way to the enormous water pressure and imploded. The “Titanic” lies at a depth of around 3,800 meters on the sea floor. The luxury liner sank in 1912.
This is what the “Titan” looked like before the accident. (Archive) Image rights: dpa
Five victims on board
On board the “Titan” were the boss of the operating company OceanGate Expeditions, Stockton Rush, the British entrepreneur and adventurer Hamish Harding, the British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman as well as the French “Titanic” expert Paul Henri Nargeolet.
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