The five people aboard a missing submersible died in what appears to have been a 'catastrophic implosion,' a US Coast Guard official said on Thursday (Jun 22), bringing a grim end to the massive international search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic. 'These men were true explorers
The five people aboard a missing submersible died in what appears to have been a"catastrophic implosion," a US Coast Guard official said on Thursday , bringing a grim end to the massive international search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to 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 deep-sea 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, 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 on Sunday morning with its support ship about an hour and 45 minutes into what should have been a two-hour descent. Mauger said it was too early to tell whether the vessel's failure occurred then or at a later time.
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