Pictures have emerged of the mangled wreckage of the Titan submersible.
It comes after it was confirmed that the vessel, which was carrying five passengers, sustained a fatal implosion while exploring the depths.
Among the dead include British adventurer Hamish Harding, and father and son Shahzda and Suleman Fawood, OceanGate chief executive Stockton Rush, and French national Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
Photos of the large debris shows the state of the Titan after it was transported to shore in St John's, Canada. In the images, a crane can be seen unloading the wreckage from the Horizon Arctic ship in the city's harbour.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced they were looking into the tragic deaths. Meanwhile, safety investigators from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada made inquiries on Titan's main support ship, the Polar Prince, after it docked in St John's harbour over the weekend
The submersible had lost contact with tour operators at OceanGate Expeditions roughly an hour and 45 minutes into its two-hour tour to the Titanic wreckage. The vessel had been reported missing around eight hours after communication was lost.
The US Coast Guard announced last Thursday that debris from the submersible had been found roughly 1,600ft (488m) from the Titanic in North Atlantic waters.
Debris was located about 12,500ft (3,810m) underwater.
On Saturday, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said that it has begun an investigation into the loss of the submersible and spoke with those who travelled on Titan’s mothership, the Polar Prince.
“We are conducting a safety investigation in Canada given that this was a Canadian-flagged vessel that departed a Canadian port and was involved in this occurrence, albeit in international waters,” said Kathy Fox, chair of the transportation board. “Other agencies may choose to conduct investigations.”
The Polar Prince left Newfoundland on June 16, towing the ill-fated Titan. There were 41 people on board — 17 crew members and 24 others — including the five-man team.
The National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday that the US Coast Guard has declared the loss of the Titan submersible to be a “major marine casualty” and the Coast Guard will lead the investigation.
The Coast Guard has not confirmed that it will take the lead.
