In June, the OceanGate Titan submarine shocked the world after it killed numerous billionaires. Now, the U.S. Coast Guard provided another update regarding the controversial deadly incident.
The maritime security and rescue department claimed that it recovered more human remains as part of what could be its last salvage mission.
New OceanGate Titan Sub Human Remains Recovered by Coast Guard
The Daily Mail UK reported that USCG recovered more debris from the Titan submarine wreckage. Among these are believed to be human remains.
"Additional presumed human remains were carefully recovered from within Titan's debris and transported for analysis by U.S. medical professionals," said USCG via its official press release.
The U.S. Coast Guard said that marine safety engineers worked with its Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) to complete the transfer and recovery of the submarine's remaining debris and evidence from the North Atlantic Ocean seafloor on Oct. 4.
The second salvage mission, which could be the last effort of the U.S. Coast Guard, was conducted under an agreement with the U.S. Navy. It was a follow-up effort to the first recovery operations to acquire OceanGate Titan sub debris.
Among the parts of the submarine wreckage is the newly recovered 22-foot intact titanium endcap.
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Another Public Hearing on OceanGate to Happen
As of writing, the USCG confirmed that the MBI is cooperating with NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), as well as other international investigative agencies.
They are expected to schedule a joint evidence review of the latest Titan submarine debris and human remains recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard. The review session is critical for the investigation since it will help determine the next steps for necessary forensic testing.
"The MBI will continue evidence analysis and witness interviews ahead of a public hearing regarding this tragedy," said the U.S. Coast Guard.
The OceanGate submersible implosion incident was a very controversial accident because it carried multiple billionaires. Specifically, the submarine accident killed the following people:
- Shahzada Dawood, a SETI Institute trustee, and his son, Suleman Dawood.
- Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a French marine explorer.
- Stockton Rush, who was the CEO of OceanGate.
- Hamish Harding, the former president of Action Aviation.
When the OceanGate submarine was announced to be missing, many people were concerned about the passengers. However, after some time, some individuals made fun of the incident and criticized OceanGate after learning that the victims were billionaires.
Some critics even claimed that the Titan sub accident was a "mousetrap for billionaires." They made this conclusion since the submarine was just operated by a cheap gaming controller.
