Titan sub wreckage found after ‘catastrophic implosion’ near Titanic
NEAR NEWFOUNDLAND — 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.