Titanic sub debris brought ashore after deadly catastrophe
Debris from the OceanGate Titan submersible that suffered a deadly catastrophic implosion was brought ashore Wednesday. (Reuters)
The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday "presumed human remains" were recovered from the site of the Titan submersible wreckage.
"After consultation with international partner investigative agencies, the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) intends to transport the evidence aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter to a port in the United States, where the MBI will be able to facilitate further analysis and testing," a Coast Guard statement said.
"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."
According to the statement, the MBI will transport the evidence to a Coast Guard cutter, where it will then be taken to a port for analysis.
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Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John's, Newfoundland, on Wednesday. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP)
This file image provided by OceanGate shows the Titan submersible descending into the ocean. (OceanGate Expeditions)
MBI Chair Captain Jason Neubauer said there's still work to be done.
"I am grateful for the coordinated international and interagency support to recover and preserve this vital evidence at extreme offshore distances and depths," Neubauer said.
"The evidence will provide investigators from several international jurisdictions with critical insights into the cause of this tragedy. There is still a substantial amount of work to be done to understand the factors that led to the catastrophic loss of the Titan and help ensure a similar tragedy does not occur again."
TITANIC SUB DEBRIS SEEN FOR FIRST TIME SINCE DEADLY CATASTROPHE
Debris from the Titan submersible is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John's, Newfoundland, on Wednesday. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP)
Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from Horizon Arctic in St. John's, Newfoundland, on Wednesday. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Titan lost contact with its surface vessel on June 18, and its debris was found on June 22, according to the Coast Guard, adding all passengers and crew members are presumed dead.
Some parts of the vessel were taken off of a vessel in St. John's Harbor in Newfoundland, Canada, on Wednesday.
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A U.S. Coast Guard ship arrives in the harbor of St. John's, Newfoundland, on Wednesday, following the arrival of the ship Horizon Arctic carrying debris from the Titan submersible. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP)
The submersible imploded one hour and 45 minutes into its downward decent toward the Titanic wreckage.
Fox News' Michael Ruiz, Bradford Betz and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
