No survivors after the submersible Titan met catastrophic implosion near the Titanic wreckage

No survivors after the submersible Titan met catastrophic implosion, US Coast Guard confirmed after the debris of the missing submarine was found on Thursday morning.

The submersible, named Titan, with five people on board, went missing on early Sunday as it went on a 4000-meter journey below sea level to explore the Titanic wreckage in the North Atlantic Ocean.

• The landing gear, rear cover, and frame of the missing submarine Titan have been found in the Atlantic by USGC
• The submarine had a catastrophic implosion, most likely due to the low-quality carbon fiber hull of the sub
• All the passengers died on the spot in this catastrophic implosion, without suffering or suffocating
• The submersible Titan imploded four days ago
• There is zero chance of recovery of the remains of passengers

The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a “catastrophic” event, a Coast Guard official confirmed in a statement on Thursday.

The announcement brought a grim end to the massive search for the missing vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic.

An unmanned deep-sea robot deployed from a Canadian ship discovered the wreckage of the submersible on Thursday morning about 1,600 feet (488 meters) from the bow of the century-old wreck, 2-1/2 miles (4 km) below the surface, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said at a press conference.

“The debris is consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,” Mauger said.

“These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans,” OceanGate Expeditions said in a statement.

“Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time,” it added.

The five people aboard have been declared dead, including the British billionaire and explorer Hamish Harding, 58; Pakistani-born business magnate Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son, Suleman, both British citizens; French oceanographer and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, who had visited the wreck dozens of times; and Stockton Rush, the American founder and chief executive of OceanGate, who was piloting the submersible.

Rescue teams from several countries spent days searching thousands of square miles of open seas with the help of planes and ships to find any sign of the 22-foot (6.7-meter) Titan, operated by U.S.-based OceanGate Expeditions.

The submersible lost contact on Sunday morning with its support ship about an hour and 45 minutes into what should have been a two-hour descent.