The wreckage of the tourist submersible that collapsed during a deep dive to the Titanic, resulting in the deaths of five persons, has been seen for the first time since the occurrence.
Netal wreckages from the Titan submarine was unloaded from the Horizon Arctic vessel in St. John’s, Canada on Wednesday.
Photographs depicted the sub’s metal components being shielded by tarps prior to their transfer onto trucks using cranes.
Coast Guard officials have confirmed the discovery of the submersible’s landing frame and rear cover within the debris.
The dive to see the famed 1912 shipwreck, located at a depth of 3,800m (12,500ft) in the north Atlantic, ended tragically for the five persons on board when the vessel disintegrated around 90 minutes into the dive on June 18.
The submersible was made with a titanium end cap and a carbon fibre cylinder.
The porthole with its window missing, landing legs, and the end equipment bay seemed to be among the items carried ashore on Wednesday, according to BBC News science correspondent Jonathan Amos.
