Tour company OceanGate Expeditions says it believes the five passengers on board the missing Titanic-bound submersible have died. `Debris found on the ocean floor, about a third of a mile from the Titanic wreck, has been assessed to be from the external body of the missing submersible.
OceanGate says the five people on board are now believed to be “sadly lost” after debris was found in the search area.
The US Coast Guard told a press conference there was a “catastrophic implosion”.
Rear admiral Mauger confirmed that parts of the Titan were found approximately 16 hundred feet from the bow of the Titanic wreck.
He says the Coast Guard offers its deepest condolences to the families, saying “I can only imagine what this has been like for them”.
