Coast Guard Recovers Titan Debris, Including Potential Human Remains

Titan submersible. OceanGate Image

The Coast Guard has potentially recovered the remains of the five passengers who died aboard the Titan submersible after it imploded while attempting to visit the wreck of RMS Titanic. 

The Coast Guard on Wednesday took possession of debris and evidence from the seafloor belonging to Titan after M/V Horizon Arctic, the ship that deployed a remotely operated vehicle that found pieces of the submersible, arrived in St. Johns, Newfoundland, according to a news...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/28/coast-guard-recovers-titan-debris-including-potential-human-remains

U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Safety Board Launch Investigations Into Titan Implosion

Titan submersible. OceanGate Image

Canada and the United States have launched investigations into the Titan submersible implosion.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Sunday that it opened a Maritime Board of Investigation into the implosion. Meanwhile, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada opened an investigation Friday into the Titan, as well as MV Polar Prince, the former Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker that served as the launching ship for the submersible.

Investigators with both the Canadian...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/26/coast-guard-canadian-safety-board-launch-investigations-into-titan-implosion

UPDATED: Titan Submersible Debris Found Near Titanic Wreck; Navy Sensors Detected Implosion

Titan submersible. OceanGate Image

This post will be updated as new information is available.

The remains of the Titan submersible were found 1,600 feet away from the wreck of the RMS Titanic in what the Coast Guard is calling a catastrophic implosion.

Speaking at a Thursday afternoon press conference, Rear Adm. John Mauger, commander of the First Coast Guard District, said that parts of the submersible, including the tail cone, were found by a remotely operated vehicle. The debris indicates that...

https://news.usni.org/2023/06/22/coast-guard-titan-submersible-suffered-catastrophic-loss-debris-found-near-titanic-wreck