The Coast Guard has recovered remaining debris, including presumed human remains, from a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean’s surface, officials said Tuesday.
The Coast Guard said that the recovery and transfer of remaining parts was completed last Wednesday, and a photo showed the intact aft titanium endcap of the 22-foot (6.7-meter) vessel. Additional presumed human remains were carefully recovered from within Titan’s debris and transported for analysis by U.S. medical professionals, the Coast Guard said.
The salvage mission conducted under an agreement with the U.S. Navy was a follow-up to initial recovery operations on the ocean floor roughly 1,600 feet (488 meters) away from the Titanic, the Coast Guard said.
The new materials were offloaded at an unnamed port.
The Coast Guard previously said it recovered presumed human remains along with parts of the Titan after the debris field was located at a depth of 12,500 feet (3,800 meters).
Investigators believe the Titan imploded as it made its descent into deep North Atlantic waters on June 18.
There is a lot we all can learn from this. The Coast Guard wants to know what happened so they’ll bring in their own people to help investigate. I wouldn’t trust any investigation the company is footing the bill for. Regulations are written in blood. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of regulations with privatized deep diving submarines like the Titan. It’s just not a large industry. As we learn what failed with the sub, both construction and administrative by the crew both in the sub and supporting it from the surface, recommendations for regulations can be developed. Commercial Diving has a lot of regulations they have to follow, but interestingly enough, parasailing doesn’t. These sub expeditions could be the next big industry as materials and technology become more cheaper. I’m not saying it’ll get cheap though. Just more people could access.