Titan Submersible: ‘Presumed Human Remains’ Recovered, U.S. Coast Guard Announces
etcanada.comThe “presumed human remains” of the passengers aboard the Titan submersible have been recovered. On Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that crews recovered the remains while searching through the wreckage.
Per a news release from the Coast Guard, medical professionals will conduct a “formal analysis” of the “presumed human remains” that have been carefully recovered within the wreckage at the site of the incident.
Additionally, the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) intends to transport the evidence aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter to a port in the United States, where the MBI will be able to facilitate further analysis and testing.
While an investigation is ongoing, MBI Chair Captain Jason Neubauer says the evidence uncovered from the submersible’s wreck will “provide investigators from several international jurisdictions with critical insights into the cause of this tragedy.” The statement continued, “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 as well as witness interviews as they search for answers in the unthinkable tragedy.
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