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About three and a half months after the accident with the underwater boat “Titan” and the death of its five occupants in the depths of the North Atlantic Ocean, experts have recovered the remaining debris – and with it probably also human remains. The US Coast Guard announced this on Tuesday (local time).
The recovered evidence was taken to a U.S. port last week for cataloging and analysis. Further suspected human remains were carefully recovered from the wreckage of the “Titan”. They must now be analyzed by American doctors.
Diving robot discovered wreckage
The submarine disappeared on June 18 after exploring the wreck of the Titanic. The U.S. Coast Guard, with the help of mostly Canadian troops, launched a massive search about 450 miles south of Newfoundland, tracking people around the world. Days after the disappearance, a diving robot discovered the debris almost 500 meters from the bow of the ‘Titanic’ wreck.
Everything indicates that the hull of the boat collapsed under the enormous water pressure and imploded. The ‘Titanic’ lies on the seabed at a depth of approximately 3,800 meters. The luxury ship sank in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people.
Five fatalities
On board the ‘Titan’ were the Frenchman Paul-Henri Nargeolet (77), the British adventurer Hamish Harding (58), the British-Pakistani management consultant Shahzada Dawood (48) and his 19-year-old son Suleman. The boss of the Oceangate operating company, Stockton Rush (61), piloted the boat.
According to several experts, the developers and operators of the submarine had circumvented recognized standards and ignored warnings. According to media reports, a letter from the Marine Technology Society (MTS) in 2018 warned of the experimental nature of the tourism offer and that the trips could end in disaster. The debris could provide researchers with important information, such as where the weak point in the Titan’s hull might have been. (SDA)
Source: Blick
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