Debris and possible human remains from the submersible that imploded on a visit to the Titanic has been hauled back to shore, as authorities investigate what led to the deadly deep-sea disaster.
Members of the United States Coast Guard announced on Wednesday that recovery teams have retrieved what appear to be remains from the five passengers who died on board the Titan submersible.
“United States medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of presumed human remains that have been carefully recovered within the wreckage at the site of the incident,” the Coast Guard said in a press release.
Earlier in the day, the wreckage of the Titan was returned to the Canadian port city of St John’s, Newfoundland, approximately 600km (375 miles) northwest of the Titanic’s resting place on the ocean floor.
Photos showed what appeared to be the submersible’s nose cone being lowered by a crane onto the docks, as well as tangled wires and white panels from the 6.7-metre (22-foot) vessel.
“Our team has successfully completed off-shore operations,” Pelagic Research Services, a marine research company, said in a statement.
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