US medical professionals will analyze “presumed human remains” that were found in the Titan submersible’s wreckage in the North Atlantic Ocean as probes continue into the vessel’s catastrophic implosion.
The OceanGate submersible lost contact with its mother ship, the Polar Prince, shortly after it began descending to the Titanic wreck on the morning of June 18. When the vessel failed to resurface, it sparked a massive, international search and rescue effort that concluded one week ago, when US authorities announced the submersible suffered an implosion and the five men aboard had presumably died.
The US Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation – the highest level of investigation it conducts – to probe what caused the tragedy and offer possible recommendations “to the proper authorities to pursue civil or criminal sanctions as necessary,” said Coast Guard Capt. Jason Neubauer, who heads the investigative board.
As part of that probe, investigators will analyze debris from the vessel’s wreckage, collect evidence and conduct witness interviews as well as hold a public hearing for further witness testimony.
On Wednesday, the government branch said the debris and evidence that was recovered from the seafloor at the site of the Titan wreckage had arrived at the Canadian pier of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
That evidence will now be transported to a US port for further analysis and testing, the Coast Guard said in a news release. Part of the evidence that will be analyzed are the presumed human remains, the release said.
“The evidence will provide investigators from several international jurisdictions with critical insights into the cause of this tragedy,” Neubauer said in a Wednesday statement. “There is still a substantial amount of work to be
How can the analysis of the debris and evidence collected from the wreckage contribute to understanding the events leading to the implosion and the subsequent loss of lives
US medical professionals are set to analyze “presumed human remains” that were discovered in the wreckage of the OceanGate submersible in the North Atlantic Ocean. The submersible, which was descending to the Titanic wreck, lost contact with its mother ship and failed to resurface, leading to a search and rescue effort that was recently concluded with the announcement that the five men aboard had likely died due to an implosion. The US Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation to determine the cause of the tragedy and make recommendations for possible legal actions. As part of the investigation, debris, evidence, and witness testimonies will be collected and analyzed. The evidence, including the presumed human remains, will be transported to a US port for further analysis and testing, providing critical insights into the cause of the incident.
This is a crucial step in unraveling the mysteries surrounding the Titan Submersible’s wreckage and providing closure to the families of those involved. Kudos to the US Coast Guard for their tireless efforts in analyzing the presumed human remains.
It’s crucial that the US Coast Guard undertakes this analysis of presumed human remains. The investigation will shed light on the tragedy of the Titan Submersible’s wreckage and hopefully bring closure for the families affected.