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Remaining debris recovered from submersible “Titan”.
Debris from the submersible “Titan” arrives in St. John’s, Canada, on June 28, 2023. The remaining debris has now been recovered. photo
© Paul Daly/The Canadian Press/AP/dpa
Experts have recovered the last pieces of debris from the submersible “Titan” – there are also suspected human remains in it. The analysis could advance the search for the cause of the accident.
Around three and a half months after the accident Experts have recovered the remaining debris from the submersible “Titan” and the death of the five occupants in the depths of the North Atlantic – and with them, presumably, human remains. This was announced by the US Coast Guard.
The recovered evidence was brought to a US port last week for cataloging and analysis. Additional suspected human remains were carefully recovered from the wreckage of the Titan. They are now to be analyzed by US doctors.
The submersible went missing on June 18 after setting out to explore the Titanic wreck. The US Coast Guard, with the help of primarily Canadian forces, launched a large-scale search around 700 kilometers south of Newfoundland, which followed people around the world. Days after the disappearance, a diving robot discovered the wreckage almost 500 meters from the bow of the “Titanic” wreck.
Warnings were ignored
Everything indicates that the boat’s hull gave way to the enormous water pressure and imploded. The “Titanic” lies at a depth of around 3,800 meters on the ocean floor. The luxury liner sank in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people.
On board the “Titan” were the Frenchman Paul-Henri Nargeolet (77), the British adventurer Hamish Harding (58), the British-Pakistani management consultant Shahzada Dawood (48) and his 19-year-old son Suleman. The boss of the operating company Oceangate, Stockton Rush (61), steered the boat.
According to various experts, the developers and operators of the submersible had circumvented recognized standards and ignored warnings. According to media reports, a letter from the Marine Technology Society (MTS) organization warned in 2018 of the experimental nature of the tourist offer and that the trips could end in catastrophe. The debris could give investigators important information, such as where the weak point in the Titan’s hull might have been.