The United States Coast Guard, along with Ocean Gate Expeditions, confirmed that the search for this tourist submersible has ended, after finding remains of the marine vehicle in the search area near the Titanic shipwreck, on the afternoon of this Thursday, June 22.
“We mourn the loss of these lives. Our hearts go out to these five souls and each member of their families during this tragic moment,” representatives of Oceangate Expeditions recently told CNN News.
Added to this, the American company mourned the loss of one of the organization’s most beloved minds: “Now we believe that our CEO was unfortunately lost Stonkton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and her son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul – Henri Nargeolet. These men were true explorers who shared a distinctive spirit of adventure and a deep passion for learning about and protecting the world’s oceans.”
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According to the announcement made by john maughnercCommandant of the First Coast Guard District of the United States, The Titan submarine would have suffered a “catastrophic implosion”after analyzing in detail the images of the 5 pieces found by the search forces on the seabed.
“In consultation with the experts of the unified command, lThe debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. the remains of the submarine They were found in two small piles a few meters from the Titanic.”Maugner emphasized at a recent press conference.
It should be remembered that ‘Titan’ lost all communication with the surface on the morning of last Sunday June 18after almost two hours from the beginning of his expedition, in which pThey wanted to closely observe the remains of the Titanic ship, which has rested in the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of 3,800 meters since 1912.
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