Debris from the imploded Titan submersible was pulled from the water yesterday onto the Horizon Arctic, a Canadian ship. While no official information was released about what pieces of the Titan were recovered, officials did say that they’ll be analyzing what were presumed human remains that were also recovered from the wreckage. The wreckage was taken to the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Horizon Arctic had a remotely operated vehicle that was used to search the ocean floor and help to recover the wreckage. The recovery operation may be complete, since Pelagic Research Services, the company that owns the remote vehicle, said yesterday that it’s completed its offshore operations. The wreckage will be taken to a U.S. port to be analyzed and tested.
Information was released yesterday that Madonna was rushed to a New York City hospital after being found unresponsive on Saturday. She was intubated overnight and remained in the ICU for several days as doctors dealt with what was reported as "a serious bacterial infection." He manager said yesterday that she is now out of the ICU, but "we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour" which was to kick off in Vancouver on July 15th.
Pollstar, the concert industry publication, has published their mid-year report and Bruce Springsteen and Elton John are among the most successful tours. While Taylor Swift tops the list, Springsteen is second with a gross of over $142 million. That translates to 673,277 tickets sold with an average gross of close to $4-million per show. Elton’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road is fourth, behind Harry Styles, with a $110 million gross and a nightly take of $3.3 million. The other rock act in the Top 10 is the Red Hot Chili Peppers at six with more than $91-million and a nightly gross of $4.8-million. The numbers will continue to increase this year for Springsteen and the Peppers as they're still on tour. Elton is to, but it will finally come to an end on July 8th. Check out the complete list at Pollstar.com.