Titanic submarine: The US Coast Guard is now also looking for the bodies of a quarter of a million people at Mexico City’s Pride Parade

“The focus of the investigation is on recovering objects from the seabed,” Jason Neubauer, chief investigator for the Coast Guard, said Sunday (local time) at a news conference in St. John’s on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. They are also currently conducting interviews at the Port of St. John’s and are in the evidence preservation phase.

When asked about the possible recovery of the bodies, Neubauer said only: “I will not go into the details of the recovery work. But we are taking every precaution on site in case we encounter human remains.”

The research is being conducted with international partners, including Canada’s road safety authority, Neubauer said. At the conclusion of the investigation, the U.S. Coast Guard may, if necessary, make recommendations to the responsible authorities for civil or criminal proceedings. The Canadian police had previously announced that they were conducting a criminal investigation. There is currently no suspicion of criminal activity, it said.

After the disappearance of the “Titan” on Sunday a week ago, the US Coast Guard, with the help of Canadian troops in particular, launched a large-scale search about 700 kilometers south of Newfoundland. The wreckage of the vehicle was discovered just 500 meters from the bow of the wreckage of the “Titanic”. So it was clear: the five occupants, including Oceangate boss Stockton Rush, are dead.

The Chief of the US Coast Guard in the Northeast, John Mauger, said of the cost of the search: “Under US law and Coast Guard policy, the Coast Guard does not charge for search and rescue operations.” The ocean is an “unforgiving environment”. “Every weekend there are risks that are taken when people with inadequate safety equipment and inadequate training get on the water or boat drunk.” (sda/dpa)