The U.S. Coast Guard said today that a remote-controlled vehicle found debris from the Titan, the vessel that carried five people on a deep-sea exploration of the Titanic wreckage over the weekend, indicating a “catastrophic implosion.” Everyone aboard the submersible was believed to be dead, the Coast Guard said.
The discovery effectively ended the international search that began on Sunday after the submersible lost contact.
Stockton Rush, the chief executive of OceanGate, which operated the craft, was piloting the vessel.
The authorities yesterday focused their search efforts on banging noises that were picked up from the area.
However, OceanGate is likely to come under scrutiny and face questions about how the tragedy occurred and whether proper safety measures were taken.
Persons:
Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, OceanGate
Organizations:
U.S . Coast Guard, Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, Titanic
Locations:
British, Pakistani