U.S. Coast Guard found presumed human remains at Titan Submersible wreckage

Writer: Rachel Murphy
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This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday, June 20, 2023, for the submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)

The U.S. Coast Guard found evidence recovered from the seafloor at the site of the Titan Submersible that presumed human remains were found.

United States Medical Professionals will conduct a formal analysis of the presumed human remains. They have been carefully removed from the wreckage.

β€œI am grateful for the coordinated international and interagency support to recover and preserve this vital evidence at extreme offshore distances and depths,” stated MBI Chair Captain Jason Neubauer. β€œThe evidence will provide investigators from several international jurisdictions with critical insights into the cause of this tragedy. There is still a substantial amount of work to be done to understand the factors that led to the catastrophic loss of the TITAN and help ensure a similar tragedy does not occur again.”

The MBI will continue evidence collection and witness interviews to inform a public hearing regarding this tragedy.

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