The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a 'catastrophic implosion,' a US Coast Guard official said on Thursday (Jun 22), bringing a grim end to the international search for the vessel that was lost during a deep-sea voyage to the wreck of the Titanic. 'These men were true explorers who shared
The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a"catastrophic implosion," a US Coast Guard official said on Thursday , bringing a grim end to the international search for the vessel that was lost during a deep-sea voyage to the wreck of the Titanic.
"These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world's oceans," OceanGate Expeditions, the US-based company that operated the Titan submersible, said in a statement."Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time."
An unmanned robot deployed from a Canadian ship discovered the wreckage of the Titan on Thursday morning about 488m from the bow of the century-old wreck, 4km below the surface in a remote area of the North Atlantic, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said at a press conference.
Rescue teams from several countries had spent days searching thousands of square miles of open seas with planes and ships for any sign of the 6.7m Titan. The submersible lost contact with its support ship on Sunday morning about an hour and 45 minutes into what should have been a two-hour descent. Mauger said it was too early to tell when the vessel's failure occurred. The search operation had sonar buoys in the water for more than three days and had not detected any sort of loud explosive noise during the period, Mauger said.
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