Titanic tourist sub photos show wreckage being brought ashore. Parts of the tourist submersible that imploded on a deep dive into the Titanic, killing five passengers, have been seen for the first time since the catastrophe.
The Titan sub’s metal wreckage was unloaded off the Horizon Arctic ship in St John’s, Canada, on Wednesday.
Photographs showed metal bits from the sub shrouded in tarps before being loaded onto trucks by cranes.
The submersible’s landing structure and a rear cover were discovered among the debris, according to US Coast Guard officials.
All five individuals on board died on June 18 when the ship disintegrated approximately 90 minutes into a dive to see the famed 1912 shipwreck, which is located at a depth of 3,800m (12,500ft) in the North Atlantic.
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As Titanic tourist sub photos show wreckage being brought ashore, the submersible was built with two titanium end caps and a carbon fibre cylinder in between.
According to BBC News science correspondent Jonathan Amos, the debris hauled ashore on Wednesday appears to comprise both end caps, including the sub’s porthole with its window missing, as well as landing legs and the end equipment bay.
According to the most recent US Coast Guard update, five big pieces have been discovered below the surface in a vast debris field near the bow of the Titanic.
The agency has initiated an investigation into the Titan catastrophe, which is still in its early stages.
Officials have stated that they will investigate what caused the implosion and offer recommendations to prevent similar catastrophes in the future.
Stockton Rush, 61, the head of OceanGate, which organized the dive; British adventurer Hamish Harding, 58; Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son, Suleman Dawood, 19; and French diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77, were all killed in the tragedy.
OceanGate’s safety practises have since been challenged. Former personnel had highlighted a number of concerns regarding the Titan sub, which was not regulated.
In email messages seen by the BBC, Mr. Rush had previously dismissed safety worries from one expert, saying he was “tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation”.
In a statement last week, OceanGate said it was “an extremely sad time for our employees who are exhausted and grieving deeply over this loss”.
