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| Titanic tourist sub photos show wreckage being brought ashore | Titanic tourist sub photos show wreckage being brought ashore |
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| Watch: Video shows wreckage of Titan sub brought ashore | Watch: Video shows wreckage of Titan sub brought ashore |
| Watch: Video shows wreckage of Titan sub brought ashore | Watch: Video shows wreckage of Titan sub brought ashore |
| Parts of the tourist submersible that imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, killing five people, have been seen for the first time since the incident. | Parts of the tourist submersible that imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, killing five people, have been seen for the first time since the incident. |
| Metal wreckage from the Titan sub was unloaded from the Horizon Arctic ship in St John's, Canada, on Wednesday. | Metal wreckage from the Titan sub was unloaded from the Horizon Arctic ship in St John's, Canada, on Wednesday. |
| Photographs showed metal pieces from the sub covered in tarps before cranes lifted them on to trucks. | Photographs showed metal pieces from the sub covered in tarps before cranes lifted them on to trucks. |
| US Coast Guard officials have said the submersible's landing frame and a rear cover were found among the debris. | US Coast Guard officials have said the submersible's landing frame and a rear cover were found among the debris. |
| All five people on board the vessel died on 18 June after it imploded about 90 minutes into a dive to view the famous 1912 shipwreck, which sits at a depth of 3,800m (12,500ft) in the north Atlantic. | All five people on board the vessel died on 18 June after it imploded about 90 minutes into a dive to view the famous 1912 shipwreck, which sits at a depth of 3,800m (12,500ft) in the north Atlantic. |
| The submersible's construction included at least one titanium end cap, a titanium ring and a carbon fibre cylinder. | The submersible's construction included at least one titanium end cap, a titanium ring and a carbon fibre cylinder. |
| The debris brought ashore on Wednesday appeared to include at least one titanium end cap, the sub's porthole with its window missing, as well as a titanium ring, landing frame and the end equipment bay, according to BBC science correspondent Jonathan Amos. | |
| The bits of debris were carefully loaded onto trucks by workers in the port of St John's | The bits of debris were carefully loaded onto trucks by workers in the port of St John's |
| A piece of the submersible that contained the porthole, shown with its window missing, appeared to be brought ashore | |
| One part appeared to be of the tail section of the OceanGate Titan sub that would normally be covered by the fuselage | One part appeared to be of the tail section of the OceanGate Titan sub that would normally be covered by the fuselage |
| A crane lifted some of the debris after they were salvaged by recovery workers | A crane lifted some of the debris after they were salvaged by recovery workers |
| Some of the debris was covered up as crews loaded parts onto trucks | |
| Wires from a metal part of the Titan could be seen | Wires from a metal part of the Titan could be seen |
| Pieces that resembled the submersible's landing legs were also brought ashore | Pieces that resembled the submersible's landing legs were also brought ashore |
| A titanium ring appeared to be hoisted into the air by a crane | A titanium ring appeared to be hoisted into the air by a crane |
| So far, five major pieces have been found below the surface in a large debris field near the bow of the Titanic, according to the last update from the US Coast Guard. | So far, five major pieces have been found below the surface in a large debris field near the bow of the Titanic, according to the last update from the US Coast Guard. |
| The agency has launched an investigation into the causes of the Titan disaster, which is in its initial phase. | The agency has launched an investigation into the causes of the Titan disaster, which is in its initial phase. |
| Officials have said they will try to establish what caused the implosion, and make recommendations to prevent future tragedies. | Officials have said they will try to establish what caused the implosion, and make recommendations to prevent future tragedies. |
| The head of OceanGate, which organised the dive, 61-year-old Stockton Rush; British explorer Hamish Harding, 58; Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son, Suleman Dawood, 19; and French diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77, all died in the incident. | The head of OceanGate, which organised the dive, 61-year-old Stockton Rush; British explorer Hamish Harding, 58; Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son, Suleman Dawood, 19; and French diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77, all died in the incident. |
| OceanGate has since been criticised for its safety practices. Former employees had raised several concerns about the Titan sub, which was not subject to regulation. | OceanGate has since been criticised for its safety practices. Former employees had raised several concerns about the Titan sub, which was not subject to regulation. |
| In email messages seen by the BBC, Mr Rush had previously dismissed safety worries from one expert, saying he was "tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation". | In email messages seen by the BBC, Mr Rush had previously dismissed safety worries from one expert, saying he was "tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation". |
| In a statement last week, OceanGate said it was "an extremely sad time for our employees who are exhausted and grieving deeply over this loss". | In a statement last week, OceanGate said it was "an extremely sad time for our employees who are exhausted and grieving deeply over this loss". |
| Watch: James Cameron told the BBC he "felt in his bones" what happened to the sub | Watch: James Cameron told the BBC he "felt in his bones" what happened to the sub |
| Watch: James Cameron told the BBC he "felt in his bones" what happened to the sub | Watch: James Cameron told the BBC he "felt in his bones" what happened to the sub |
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