pieces recovered near Titanic were landed in Canada

The Canadian ship Horizon Arctic deposited this Wednesday in the port of San Juan de Newfoundland (Canada) the remains of the Titan submersiblewhich imploded on June 18 when it was descending towards the remains of the Titanic, with five occupants on board.

Images ctured by the Canadian public broadcaster C show the cranes of the Horizon Arctic unloading early on Wednesday big titan pieces in the port of San Juan de Terranova.

The Horizon Arctic, operated by the Canadian company that also owns the Polar Prince, Titan’s mother ship, recovered the wreckage from the bottom of the Atlantic with the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Odysseus.

The company that owns the Odysseus, Pelagic Research Services, reported through a statement that the team has “successfully” completed offshore operations and that he is now carrying out his “demobilization process” of the Horizon Arctic, after ten working days.

the bow of the submarine​

Among the images published by C, the bow of the submersible can be seen intact, a gray hemispherical piece with a small porthole through which the occupants of the boat could see the outside.

Among the images published by C, the bow of the submersible can be seen intact. Photo: AP

the bull’s eye seems to have lost the piece of transparent material that covered it

Another piece of the Titan offloaded by Horizon Arctic It is a large area of what pears to be machinery located at the rear of the vehicle.

The Titan was made of titanium and carbon fiber.

time to investigate

As soon as the Horizon Arctic docked at one of the docks in the port of San Juan de Terranova, a research team from the Transport Security Bureau (TSB) of Canada boarded the boat.

Both the TSB and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have launched investigations to determine the circumstances of the Titan crash.

Another unloaded piece is a large area of ​​what pears to be machinery located at the rear of the vehicle. Photo: AP

TSB has indicated that, as the authority responsible for the mother ship of the submersible, “it will conduct a safety investigation regarding the circumstances of the operation carried out by the Canadian flag ship Polar Prince.”

The US Coast Guard announced Sunday an official investigation into discover the causes of the implosion suffered by the Titanic submersible, which dispeared a week ago with five people on board when traveling to see the remains of the Titanic.

Last Sunday, the US Coast Guard reported another official investigation about the loss of the submersible, which will try to respond to the Why the tragedy?

Part of the submersible’s hull was also landed. Photo: AP

The investigation will be led by Ctain Jason Neubauer, who in a press conference explained that the main objective is to “prevent something similar from hpening” in the future, making “the necessary recommendations to improve marine safety around the world.”

Polar Prince was in charge of towing the submersible Titan on the 16th with its five occupants from the port of San Juan de Terranova to the point in the Atlantic where it was submerged, some 600 kilometers to the southeast, where the remains of the Titanic rest. .

According to US authorities, Polar Prince lost contact with Titan andl Sunday June 18105 minutes after starting your dive towards the Titanic.

The pieces will now be used to determine why the submarine imploded. Photo: AP

The crash of the Titan ccaused the death of its five occupants: the millionaire Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood with his son Suleman, a 19-year-old student; British explorer Hamish Harding; the French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet and the CEO of the firm OceanGate, Stockton Rush.

EFE

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