Chidera Abaratu, PBA Journalism MenteeBy Chidera Abaratu, Journalism Mentee
The US Coast Guard reported on Wednesday that amidst the debris and evidence recovered from the seafloor where the Titanic submersible’s remains were discovered were “presumed human remains.”
In a news statement, the Coast Guard announced that the bodies were found “within the wreckage” of the submersible, about a week investigators decided the Titanic-bound ship had sunk in the North Atlantic, killing all five men on board.
According to the military department, the alleged remains were among the evidence from the submersible that arrived at a Canadian pier on Wednesday and will be examined by US medical experts
Recall that Stockton Rush, the 61-year-old CEO of OceanGate, 48-year-old British-Pakistani businessman, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman, 58-year-old British businessman, Hamish Harding, and 77-year-old former French navy diver and renowned explore Paul-Henry Nargeolet died while aboard the boat close to the Titanic wreck.
On Wednesday, the Horizon Arctic ship delivered substantial Titan wreckage to St. John’s harbour, where an overhead crane unloaded it.
Captain Jason Neubauer, the chairman of the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI), spoke following the discovery of the evidence. He said that there’s still a great deal of work to be done to comprehend what caused the Titan’s devastating loss and make sure something like it doesn’t happen again.
In an interview with CNN a father and son spoke on their worries about the submersible and why they didn’t go. According to the son, he saw a lot of red flags with the submersible while the Dad who is a pilot said that he couldn’t go on an experimental craft because it was too risky.
The voyage data recorder and preliminary interviews with the crew of Titan’s Canadian-flagged surface support vessel Polar Prince were completed by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada, which is conducting its own investigation.
Prior to turning over the materials to American authorities, the TSB added that it had “inspected, reported, and classified” all items collected from the accident scene.
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