Titanic sub debris hauled ashore in Canada

This undated image courtesy of OceanGate Expeditions, shows their Titan submersible launching from a platform. Debris from the small sub, which imploded during a dive to the Titanic, has been recovered and brought to Canada. (Photo: AFP)

OTTAWA - Mangled debris recovered from the small submersible that was destroyed when it imploded during a recent dive to the Titanic wreck was offloaded Wednesday in eastern Canada, bringing to an end a difficult search-and-recovery operation.

Television images showed what appeared to be the Titan sub's nose cone and a side panel with electronics and wires hanging out being hoisted from a ship onto a flatbed truck at a Canadian Coast Guard terminal in St. John's.