Suspected human remains found in Titan wreckage, but investigation is difficult

According to the Associated Press, on the 28th local time, a search vessel"Titan" submersibleThe ship that imploded the wreckage brought some of the submersible's fragments back to shore. Search vessels are currently docked at a Canadian Coast Guard dock.

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a statement saying that experts had discovered "suspected human remains" from the wreckage of the previously imploded Titan submersible.

The statement showed that U.S. medical personnel will conduct further analysis of the "suspected human remains."

The "Titan", carrying five passengers, was originally scheduled to dive to more than 3,800 meters underwater in the North Atlantic on the 18th of this month to inspect the wreckage of the "Titanic" shipwreck, but it lost contact about an hour and 45 minutes after starting the dive. After a large number of rescuers searched for several days, the US Coast Guard announced on the 22nd that it confirmed that the "Titan" disintegrated underwater, with characteristics consistent with a "catastrophic implosion", and all five passengers were killed.

According to a report by Canada’s “Globe and Mail” on June 24, the “Ocean Gate” company that operated the deep diving activity Gate) is an American company. The submersible's mother ship, the Polar Prince, was registered in Canada and set out from Canada. The Titan submersible that imploded was registered in Panama, and the accident occurred in international waters. Some experts said that this complicated situation will lead to many legal disputes and will also allow multiple national agencies to exercise jurisdiction at the same time.

The National Transportation Safety Board of Canada stated that the crash of the "Titan" submersible was deemed a "major maritime accident" and they will be responsible for leading the relevant investigation work. A Canadian Coast Guard representative declined to comment. A representative of Canada's National Transportation Safety Board involved in the investigation also declined to comment.

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