The Titanic-bound submersible that went missing Sunday suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” killing all five people on board, US Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger said Thursday. A remotely operated vehicle found the tail cone of the sub about 1,600 feet from the bow of the shipwreck, he said.
Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, and Stockton Rush, the CEO of the tour organizer, OceanGate Expeditions, died in the craft.
The submersible was descending to explore the wreckage of the luxury liner, located 900 miles east of Cape Cod at 13,000 feet below sea level.
“It’s quite possible that the Titan might actually be the catalyst for more regulation within the submersibles field,” said Per Wimmer, a Danish philanthropist and adventurer.