The United States Coast Guard has revealed that 'presumed human remains' have been found inside the wreckage of the Titanic tourist submersible that was lost in the ocean for several days.
Wreckage from the Titan submersible operated by OceanGate that saw five people lose their lives, was earlier recovered from the sea floor near the original Titanic wreckage following a fatal implosion which killed Glasgow student Suleman Dawood, The Daily Record reports.
The Strathclyde Uni student and his dad Shahzada died alongside British adventurer Hamish Harding, OceanGate Expeditions’ chief executive, Stockton Rush, and French national Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
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As reported by the Mirror, the remains are set to be examined by US officials. They were discovered when debris from the craft was brought up from the ocean floor on Wednesday.
Wednesday saw pictures of the Titan after they were transported to land in St John’s, Canada.
A crane placed the wreckage from the Horizon Arctic ship into the city’s harbour.
Captain Jason Neubauer, Chair of the Marine Board of Investigation said: “I am grateful for the coordinated international and interagency support to recover and preserve this vital evidence at extreme offshore distances and depths.
"The evidence will provide investigators from several international jurisdictions with critical insights into the cause of this tragedy.
He stressed that there is a "substantial amount of work" to be done to understand fully how the tragedy occurred.
Pelagic Research Services –who discovered the imploded vessel is “still on mission”.
A statement read: “They have been working around the clock now for 10 days, through the physical and mental challenges of this operation, and are anxious to finish the mission and return to their loved ones.”
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are looking into the circumstances surrounding the five deaths.
The Titan submersible lost contact with tour operator OceanGate Expeditions 105 minutes into the two-hour plunge towards the original wreckage, with the vessel flagged as missing eight hours after a break in communications.
