The leader of the Titanic sub rescue effort fought back tears today as he relieved the heartbreaking moment his team discovered suspected human remains.
Edward Cassano, chief executive of Pelagic Research Services, spoke at a press conference today about the recovery of the wreckage of the doomed Titan submersible earlier this week.
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Edward Cassano was visibly emotional during today’s press conferenceCredit: Sky News
The sub is believed to have imploded on June 18, shortly after losing communications with its support ship, killing all five passengers on board.
A visibly emotional Mr Cassano said: “Our system was launched from the back deck and began to descend to the sea floor.
“Shortly after arriving on the sea floor, we discovered the debris of the Titan submersible.
“Of course we continued to document the site and by 12pm sadly a rescue turned into a recovery.#
“I have to apologise, we’re still demobilising. There’s a lot of emotions, people are tired.”
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