A ‘criminal’ probe has now been launched (Picture: AP)

Canadian police are considering if ‘criminal, federal, or provincial laws’ were broken in the lead up to the Titanic sub sinking.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will examine ‘the circumstances that led to the deaths’ of the five crew on board the sub and decide ‘whether or not a full investigation is warranted’.

It comes a day after ‘human remains’ were found in Titan sub after wreckage was hauled ashore.

It follows claims from a marine engineer that an electrical failure could have also contributed to the disaster.

The Titan vessel suffered a catastrophic implosion’ during a voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic, 12,500ft beneath the Atlantic last Thursday.

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Police are considering if ‘criminal, federal, or provincial laws’ were broken.