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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Debris from the Titan submersible has been returned to
land after a fatal implosion during its voyage to the wreck of the Titanic
captured the world's attention last week.

The return of the debris to port in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, is a
key piece of the investigation into why the submersible imploded, killing all
five people on board. Twisted chunks of the 22-foot submersible were unloaded at
a Canadian Coast Guard pier on Wednesday.



The Canadian ship Horizon Arctic carried a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, to
search the ocean floor near the Titanic wreck for pieces of the submersible.
Pelagic Research Services, a company with offices in Massachusetts and New York
that owns the ROV, said on Wednesday that it has completed offshore operations.

Pelagic Research Services' team is “still on mission” and cannot comment on the
ongoing Titan investigation, which involves several government agencies in the
U.S. and Canada, said Jeff Mahoney, a spokesperson for the company.

“They have been working around the clock now for ten days, through the physical
and mental challenges of this operation, and are anxious to finish the mission
and return to their loved ones,” Mahoney said.

Debris from the Titan was located about 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) underwater
and roughly 1,600 feet (488 meters) from the Titanic on the ocean floor, the
Coast Guard said last week. The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into
why the submersible imploded during its June 18 descent. Officials announced on
June 22 that the submersible had imploded and all five people on board were
dead.




The Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation into the implosion.
That is the highest level of investigation conducted by the Coast Guard.

One of the experts the Coast Guard consulted with during the search said
analyzing the physical material of recovered debris could reveal important clues
about what happened to the Titan. And there could be electronic data, said Carl
Hartsfield of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

“Certainly all the instruments on any deep sea vehicle, they record data. They
pass up data. So the question is, is there any data available? And I really
don’t know the answer to that question,” he said Monday.




Representatives for Horizon Arctic did not respond to requests for comment.




Coast Guard representatives declined to comment on the investigation or the
return of debris to shore on Wednesday. No bodies have been recovered, though
Coast Guard officials said days earlier that they were taking precautions in
case they encountered human remains during the investigation.

Ocean Gate CEO and pilot Stockton Rush was k illed in the implosion along with
two members of a prominent Pakistani family, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman
Dawood; British adventurer Hamish Harding; and Titanic expert Paul-Henri
Nargeolet.




Representatives for the National Transportation Safety Board and Transportation
Safety Board of Canada, which are both involved in the investigation, also
declined to comment. The National Transportation Safety Board has said the Coast
Guard has declared the loss of the Titan submersible to be a “major marine
casualty” and the Coast Guard will lead the investigation.



“We are not able to provide any additional information at this time as the
investigation is ongoing,” said Liam MacDonald, a spokesperson for the
Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

A spokesperson for the International Maritime Organization, the U.N.’s maritime
agency, has said any investigative reports from the disaster would be submitted
for review. Member states of the IMO can also propose changes such as stronger
regulations of submersibles.

Currently, the IMO has voluntary safety guidelines for tourist submersibles
which include requirements they be inspected, have emergency response plans, and
have a certified pilot on board among other requirements. Any safety proposals
would not likely be considered by the IMO until its next Maritime Safety
Committee which begins in May 2024.




OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owned and operated the Titan, is based
in the U.S. but the submersible was registered in the Bahamas. The OceanGate
company in Everett, Washington closed when the Titan was found. Meanwhile, the
Titan’s mother ship, the Polar Prince, was from Canada.




The operator charged passengers $250,000 each to participate in the voyage. The
implosion of the Titan has raised questions about the safety of private undersea
exploration operations. The Coast Guard also wants to use the investigation to
improve safety of submersibles.




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Associated Press writer Holly Ramer in Concord, New Hampshire, and Michael Casey
in Boston contributed to this report.








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Recovered nearly a decade ago, 50 microscopic spherules which look like specs of
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