The United States Coast Guard recently accomplished the meticulous endeavor of recovering residual fragments, inclusive of what is suspected to be human remains, from a submerged submersible. The implosion of this submersible, en route to explore the remnants of the ill-fated Titanic, led to the unfortunate demise of all five seafarers amid the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
The conclusion of the recovery and relocation process of the remaining submersible components occurred last Wednesday, the Coast Guard revealed. An image portraying the intact aft titanium endcap of the 22-foot vessel accompanied the announcement.
Further suspected human remains were meticulously retrieved from within the scattered remnants. Ongoing transportation for evaluation by competent U.S. medical experts has been taken underway, as reported by the Coast Guard.
The carried out salvage venture, coordinated under an accord with the U.S. Navy, served as a second round of recovery operations, initially placed roughly 1600-feet from the historic Titanic shipwreck.
Following completion, the newly retrieved materials disembarked at an undisclosed harbor. Prior to this, it is pertinent to mention, the Coast Guard had signaled recovery of imagined human remains alongside parts of the ironically named Titan, post locating the debris field within the fathomless depths of 12,500-feet.
The prevailing hypothesis among investigators evokes the image of the Titan’s fatal implosion as it embarked on its descent into the frigid depths of the North Atlantic on June 18. The consequent multiple-day search, initiated after the disappearance of any transmission from Titan, gripped the globe. The mission of the fallen submersible, to observe first-hand the wreckage of the famed British passenger liner, the Titanic, which tragically sank in 1912.
The Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation discloses that investigators hailing from the US National Transportation Safety Board and their Canadian counterparts participated in the salvage operation. Moreover, the Coast Guard is proactively liaising with international investigative agencies to set in motion a synchronized review of the retrieved evidence, a precursor to any future forensic testing.
Concurrently, the Marine Board of Investigation remains perseverant in its ongoing scrutiny as well as leading interviews with potential witnesses. This is in preparation for the impending public hearing on the disaster.
In the wake of this tragedy, the operators of the fateful submersible, OceanGate, have ceased business operations. Among those who tragically lost their lives in the catastrophic implosion was Stockton Rush, the submersible’s navigator and CEO of the now-defunct company.
