The cause and timing of the implosion that occurred during the descent of the submarine to the ocean floor, which is approximately 12,500 feet deep, remain unclear.
The Titan submersible carrying five tourists suffered a „catastrophic implosion“ just 1,600ft from the bow of the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all passengers instantly, the US Coast Guard announced on Thursday. The fanatic search for the five people on the submarine drew to a devastating close after a Canadian ship found debris from the vessel on the ocean floor.
The debris on the ocean floor found on Thursday is „consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,“ which practically means that the sub was crushed under the weight of the ocean at some point after it lost touch with its surface vessel on Sunday.
Died Within a Millisecond
According to search and rescue authorities, it is believed that the five passengers likely died on Sunday, prior to the detection of potential distress signals in the water by military planes equipped with sonar buoys.
US Coast Guard officials reported the discovery of five significant pieces of debris from the OceanGate submersible approximately 1,600 feet away from the wreckage of the Titanic which sank in 1912.
The cause and timing of the implosion that occurred during the descent of the submarine to the ocean floor, which is approximately 12,500 feet deep, remain unclear.
The Coast Guard added that they „don’t have an answer for prospects of recovering the bodies,“ noting how difficult it would be to look for and remove wreckage from the ocean floor.
The five tourists who lost their lives in the incident include Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate; Paul-Henri (PH) Nargeolet, a former French Navy veteran; Hamish Harding, a British billionaire; Shahzada Dawood, a Pakistani businessman; and his 19-year-old son, Suleman.
