The “Titan” tourist submersible, which had been lost for more than 100 hours, was earlier reported to have been destroyed in a “catastrophic implosion.”
The discovery of wreckage from the submerged vessel following an explosion was confirmed by the United States Coast Guard. There were five individuals on the submersible, and it was stated that they were all dead. The aft cone and two parts of the pressure hull were among the five significant pieces of the “Titan” that the Coast Guard discovered, but nothing about the corpses of the crew members was mentioned.
The submersible was sealed from the outside, and experts had previously predicted that the people inside would have trouble escaping. The rescue effort would have been made more difficult by the intense water pressure and darkness if the submersible had plunged to the ocean floor. The submersible may have exploded internally, which was the worst-case situation.
The United States Coast Guard’s Rear Admiral Meje claimed that the debris field from the “Titan” was consistent with a “catastrophic implosion.”
OceanGate Expeditions, the company in charge of the “Titan,” issued a statement in advance of the Coast Guard’s news conference announcing the loss of all five people on board, including Rush, the founder and CEO of the company and the pilot of the “Titan.” A 58-year-old British billionaire named Hardin, a 48-year-old British-Pakistani businessman named Dawood, along with his 19-year-old son Suleiman, and a 77-year-old French former naval diver named Narlole, who had a lot of experience exploring the Titanic’s wreckage were the other four people on board.
OceanGate Expeditions expressed,
“These individuals were true explorers with a unique spirit of adventure and a strong passion for exploring and protecting the oceans. Our hearts are with these five souls and each of their family members during this sad time.”
