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Pieces of the ship were found last week near the Titanic wreck.
The debris from the submarine that imploded last week while on a trip to see the Titanic wreckage has been brought ashore.
The Canadian Press on Wednesday captured footage of the Titan ship being unloaded from the Canadian ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Debris from the submarine Titan, salvaged from the ocean floor near the wreckage of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on June 28, 2023.
(Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP
The development comes nearly a week after a remote-controlled vehicle discovered remains of the missing OceanGate submarine on the ocean floor. Debris, including the tail cone, was found about 500 meters from the bow of the wrecked Titanic on June 22, four days after the launch of the doomed tourist expedition.
Debris from the submarine Titan, salvaged from the ocean floor near the wreckage of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on June 28, 2023.
Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP
Debris from the submarine Titan, salvaged from the ocean floor near the wreckage of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland, on June 28, 2023.
Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP
Additional debris found was “consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,” said Vice Admiral John Mauger, commander of the First Coast Guard District. Five people were aboard the submarine when it imploded.
The Canadian Coast Guard said at the time it would remain on scene and “provide assistance and support with the salvage and salvage operations as requested by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Boston.”
The U.S. Coast Guard is leading an investigation into the deadly incident, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which said it “will add to their efforts.”
In addition, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said over the weekend that they are “investigating the circumstances” of the deaths aboard the Titan and will launch a full investigation if “the circumstances indicate that criminal, federal or provincial laws may have been violated.”
