North Atlantic: Titan submersible debris has been pulled ashore days after it imploded on bottom of Atlantic during voyage to Titanic wreckage, leaving all five passengers including two Pakistanis dead.

Huge chunks of metal were unloaded from Horizon Arctic ship at Canadian Coast Guard pier in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, this morning, reported Daily Mail . Debris was quickly covered in large tarpaulins before being taken away for assessment. Canadian-flagged Polar Prince cargo vessel towed Titan out to sea but lost contact with it about an hour and 45 minutes after submersible launched into ocean depths earlier this month. Announcement of implosion ended multinational search-and-rescue operation that captured world's attention since tourist craft went missing.

Debris field was found on seafloor, 1,600 feet from bow of Titanic, which sits more than two miles below ocean's surface and 400 miles off coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Canada, which helped in search for submersible said it was carrying out its own probe. US Coast Guard said it had launched an investigation into cause of underwater implosion that destroyed small submersible Titan, with loss of all five people aboard during dive to Titanic wreck.

Coast Guard said it had created marine board of investigation (MBI), its highest level of probe, for this drama and ultimately tragedy in North Atlantic that drew worldwide attention. "My primary goal is to prevent similar occurrence by making necessary recommendations to enhance safety of maritime domain worldwide," Jason Neubauer, Coast Guard´s chief investigator and leader of this probe, told press conference in Boston.

Published in The Daily National Courier, June, 29 2023

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