The U.S. Coast Guard says a debris field found by searchers near the Titanic on Thursday is wreckage from the missing Titan submersible.
An international search effort led by the U.S. Coast Guard that included Canada has been racing against the clock to locate OceanGate Expeditions’ vessel and the crew aboard. It was estimated to have a 96-hour supply of oxygen when it launched Sunday morning in the North Atlantic.
OceanGate said in its own statement the five people on board “have sadly been lost.” It did not provide further details.
“The debris field is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” U.S. Coast Guard Rear-Adm. John Mauger told reporters in Boston.
Earlier Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard said a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) discovered a debris field within its search area near the Titanic. Canadian vessel Horizon Arctic and French ship L’Atalante deployed ROVs on Thursday morning.
Undersea expert Paul Hankin told reporters the ROV found five pieces of debris which led them to conclude they had found the remains of the Titan.
The nose cone was found first, nearly 500 metres from the bow of the Titanic, followed by the “large” debris field where Hankin said the front end belt of the pressure hull was discovered.
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