These could be the last photos of the Titan submersible before its final descent
CBC reporter took photos of the submersible in St. John's Harbour in May
When Kenny Sharpe first noticed an unusual white, cylindrical vessel in St. John's Harbour last month, he had no idea that he may have taken the last photos of the Titan submersible.
"I was just walking Signal Hill that day like I normally do," said the CBC Newfoundland reporter.
Sharpe regularly takes photos of the vessels entering and exiting the harbour. Usually, they include sailboats, yachts or search-and-rescue boats. But this one was different.
"This thing was obviously unique," he said, so he snapped a few photos.
Sharpe captured images of the Titan as it was being towed by a ship called the Polar Prince, "between the Narrows and out to sea," he said.
Sharpe didn't think about those photos again until this week.
That's when, like the rest of the world, he learned the vessel had gone missing, shortly after making its 3,800-metre descent to the wreck of the Titanic and some two hours into what should've been an eight-hour trip.
"Obviously, the last couple of days I realized what it was and looked back at my photos. And well, that's all there really is to say," he said.
Sharpe may have snapped some of the last photos of the Titan before its final voyage.
The company OceanGate, which operates the Titan, said Thursday afternoon that it believes all five people on board have died.
After four days of searching, the United States Coast Guard said it found debris from the Titan near the wreck of the Titanic.