The US Coast Guard has announced that the “wreckage” found near the area where the remains of the Titanic lie matches the external part of the Titan submersible, missing since Sunday with five people on board. He Rear Admiral John MaugerCoast Guard also said the occupants died.

The remains of the device were found by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operated by the Canadian vessel Horizon Arctic and experts later determined that “they are compatible with a catastrophic implosion“, that is, a rupture and collapse caused by the greatest pressure from the outside.

“On this decision, we are immediately notifying the families on behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the entire Unified Command. I extend my deepest condolences to the families“says Mauger.

According to underwater expert Paul Hanken, they found “five main pieces” which they recognized as “remains of the Titan”. The first thing found was “the nose cone, which was outside the pressure room”. “We found the bell at the front of the pressure room and it was the first indication that there had been a catastrophic event shortly afterwards,” he said.

The company that owned the submersible that disappeared four days ago, OceanGate, had reported a few minutes before the death of the crew members.

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In a statement distributed to media, the company said: “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, shahzada dawood and his son suleman dawood, Hamish Harding And Paul-Henri NargeoletUnfortunately, they were lost.

That same morning, the US Coast Guard had reported via social media that they had found “a debris field in the search area near the Titanic”which is located at a depth of about 3,800 meters.

The search involved troops and resources from the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom, with planes, boats and underwater drones.