Titan crew have died after ‘catastrophic implosion’ of submersible, US Coast Guard says

US Coast Guard confirms crew of Titan sub have died after ‘catastrophic’ event

Rear Adm John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander says a remotely operated vehicle from Horizon Arctic discovered the tail cone of the Titan sub approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic on the seafloor.

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

Upon this determination, we immediately notified the families on behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the entire unified command. I offer my deepest condolences to the families.

The aunt of 19-year-old Suleman Dawood told NBC that her nephew was “terrified” of the expedition prior to embarking on it.

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Azmeh Dawood, the older sister of the Pakistani billionaire businessman Shahzada Dawood told the outlet that Suleman had told a relative that he “wasn’t very up for it” and felt “terrified” about the journey.

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“I am thinking of Suleman, who is 19, in there, just perhaps gasping for breath … It’s been crippling, to be honest,” Azmeh said.

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“I feel disbelief … It’s an unreal situation,” she said, adding, “I feel like I’ve been caught in a really bad film, with a countdown, but you didn’t know what you’re counting down to … I personally have found it kind of difficult to breathe thinking of them.”

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Azmeh also talked about her younger brother Shahzada who also died in the implosion, saying, “He was my baby brother … I held him up when he was born.”

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She added that her brother was “absolutely obsessed” with the Titanic from an early age and that he loved visiting museum exhibitions on the wreck.

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Titanic film director James Cameron who has made 33 dives to the wreck site has responded to the news of OceanGate Titan’s submersible imploding.

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In an interview with ABC, Cameron said:

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I’ve been down there many times … I know the wreck site very well … I understand the engineering problems associated with building this type of vehicle and all the safety protocols …

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This is a mature art and many people in the community were concerned about the sub … I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field on a moonless night and many people died as a result.”

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‘Titanic’ director James Cameron on the ‘catastrophic implosion’ of Titan submersible: “I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field.” pic.twitter.com/vO8JkCXS5f

— ABC News (@ABC) June 22, 2023

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Five crew members aboard the submersible Titan were probably killed instantly in a “catastrophic implosion” as it descended to the wreck of the Titanic two miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, US Coast Guard officials said.

A large debris field containing five major pieces of the vessel were spotted by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) scouring the seabed near the Titanic wreck site 400 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland, officials said. The debris was “consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber”, they said.

It is too early to tell exactly when the implosion occurred, officials said, noting that nothing was detected on sonar buoys deployed in the ocean in recent days.

Those aboard the submersible were British adventurer Hamish Harding, 58; French veteran Titanic explorer Paul Henri Nargeoloet, 77; British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son Suleman; and 61-year-old American Stockton Rush, co-founder of OceanGate, the company that operated the lost sub.

Officials could not confirm whether they will be able to recover the bodies of the crew members. The US Coast Guard will continue to investigate the site of the debris field, while vessels and personnel will be demobilised over the next 24 hours.

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We have the latest info here at a glance:

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US Coast Guard officials said the next phase would be to make sure that the families of those crew members on board the Titan sub “have an understanding as fast as we can of what happened and begin to find some closure”.

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Teams will continue to investigate the site of the debris field, officials said.

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Rear Adm Mauger said there were nine vessels on the scene as well as medical personnel and other technicians.

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We will begin to demobilise personnel and vessels from the scene over the course of the next 24 hours. But we’re going to continue remote operations on the sea floor.

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He said he did not have a timeline for when the remote operations on the seafloor would be stopped.

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Asked if the sub could have collided with the Titanic, Carl Hartsville of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution says the wreck lies approximately 1,600 feet from the Titanic.

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That area does not have any debris of Titanic, he says.

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It is a smooth bottom there. To my knowledge and anything I’ve seen there’s no Titanic wreckage in that area.

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The debris found of the Titan sub lies “200 plus metres” from the bow of the Titanic wreck, he says.

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It’s consistent with the location of last communication for an implosion in the water column. The size of the debris field is consistent with that implosion in the water column.

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Rear Adm John Mauger says there “doesn’t appear to be any connection” between the underwater noises detected in the search-and-rescue mission and the location on the seafloor.

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This was a “catastrophic implosion” of the vessel which would have “generated a significant… sound down there that the sonar buoys would have picked up”, he says.

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Paul Hankin, an undersea expert, says rescuers found “five different major pieces of debris that told us that it was the remains of the Titan”.

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The initial thing we found was the nose cone… then we found a large debris field. Within that large debris field, we found the front end bell of the pressure hull. That was the first indication that there was a catastrophic event.

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Shortly after, we found a second smaller debris field within that debris field. We found the other end of the press hull that…basically comprised of the totality of that pressure chamber…

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We will do our best to fully map out what’s down there.

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

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Upon this determination, we immediately notified the families on behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the entire unified command. I offer my deepest condolences to the families.

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Oceangate have released a statement saying that they believe the passengers of the Titan submersible have “sadly been lost,” CNN and BBC are reporting.

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The statement reads:

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We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost.

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A rescue expert has told Sky News that the debris found in the Titan search area was a “landing frame” and a “rear cover” of the missing vessel.

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David Mearns said he was part of a WhatsApp group involving The Explorers Club and that his information came from the president of the club.

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These claims have not been confirmed. More details could emerge in a US Coast Guard press conference scheduled for 3pm ET (7pm GMT).

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The US Coast Guard have said a debris field was discovered within the search area by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) near the Titanic wreck.

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Experts within the unified command are evaluating the information, the Coast Guard said in a tweet.

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A debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic. Experts within the unified command are evaluating the information. 1/2

— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) June 22, 2023

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The family of British billionaire Hamish Harding, who is on board the missing Titan, has accused OceanGate of having taken “far too long” to report the sub’s disappearance.

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Communications between the submersible and the surface vessel, Polar Prince, were lost at about 9.45am local time on Sunday, 1 hour and 45 minutes after starting its descent to the Titanic wreck. But it was not until 5.40pm local time that the US Coast Guard was made aware.

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Kathleen Cosnett, a cousin of Harding, told the Telegraph:

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It’s very frightening. [It] took so long for them to get going to rescue [them], it’s far too long. I would have thought three hours would be the bare minimum.

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The co-founder of OceanGate, the company that operates the missing sub, has broken his silence to say he believes the five crew members on board Titan have “longer than what most people think”.

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Guillermo Söhnlein, who founded OceanGate with Stockton Rush, one of the passengers aboard the Titan, said he last spoke to Rush a couple of weeks before the expedition’s launch.

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In a statement to Insider, Sohnlein, who is no longer involved with the company but remains a minority shareholder, said:

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Today will be a critical day in this search and rescue mission, as the sub’s life support supplies are starting to run low.

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I’m certain that Stockton and the rest of the crew realized days ago that the best thing they can do to ensure their rescue is to extend the limits of those supplies by relaxing as much as possible. I firmly believe that the time window available for their rescue is longer than what most people think. I continue to hold out hope for my friend and the rest of the crew.

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He said he encouraged everyone to “remain hopeful” for getting the missing sub back safely and that he continued to “hold out hope” for his friend and the rest of the crew.

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Rescue teams are continuing to carry out “an active search and rescue operation” for the missing Titan submersible, US Coast Guard officials said.

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Rear Adm John Mauger, speaking to Sky News, said teams were making the most of the “favourable” weather conditions. He said:

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While we’re cognizant of the time, and we’ve factored in a lot of data and information into the search, this is still an active search and rescue at this point.

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We’re using the equipment that we have on at the bottom of the ROVS to expand our search capabilities.

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Asked when rescuers might consider the situation is “beyond all hope”, Mauger said “there is a time and place for that discussion” but that the focus of the unified command team was “on using the capability that we have now on site to locate the people and the submersible”.

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Rear Admiral John Mauger, First District Commander for the US Coast Guard, tells @JayneSeckerSky that they are grateful for all assistance in the search for the missing Titan sub

“We remain hopeful”https://t.co/4560YhOK6P

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/7GmvloNX6E

— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 22, 2023

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Suleman Dawood, one of the five men missing on the submersible dive to visit the Titanic, has been identified as a university student in Glasgow.

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The University of Strathclyde confirmed that Dawood, 19, was one of its students with Strathclyde Business School, and had just completed his first year.

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“We are deeply concerned about Suleman, his father and the others involved in this incident,” a university spokesperson said.

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Our thoughts are with their families and loved ones and we continue to hope for a positive outcome.

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Dawood is the son of Shahzada Dawood, 48, a billionaire businessman who lives in Surbiton, south-west London, who is originally from Pakistan but now has British citizenship.

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Suleman Dawood has a sister, Alina, and his mother has been named as Christine. The family had been living in Canada for several weeks before the dive.

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Earlier this week a family statement described Suleman as a “big fan of science fiction literature and learning new things”, who was also keen on Rubik’s cubes and playing volleyball.

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He had recently graduated from ACS International School Cobham in Surrey.

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Here’s a look at the main developments of the morning:

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Two remotely operated vehicles have been deployed as part of the search effort

According to US coast guard estimates, Titan’s 96 hours of breathable oxygen supplies are thought to be exhausted – although these are just estimates and much will depend on measure the passengers have taken to conserve air

Experts say it’s still unclear whether the submersible is on the surface on the seabed, and warn “weeks of intense survey” may be required to locate it

A British submariner and equipment from a UK firm will help the search for the missing submersible

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According to the US Coast Guard, two remotely operated vehicles have just been deployed in the search effort

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The French vessel L’Atalante has just deployed their ROV. #Titanic

— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) June 22, 2023

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The Canadian vessel Horizon Arctic has deployed an ROV that has reached the sea floor and began its search for the missing sub. #Titanic

— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) June 22, 2023

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Although calculations suggest Titan’s 96-hour supply of breathable air is about to run out, experts have emphasised that it is an imprecise estimate and could be extended if passengers have taken measures to conserve breathable air. It is also not known if they are still alive after the sub disappeared on Sunday morning.

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Frank Owen, a submarine search-and-rescue expert, said the oxygen supply figure was a useful “target” for searchers but is only based on a “nominal amount of consumption”.

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Owen said the diver on board the Titan was likely to be advising passengers to “do anything to reduce your metabolic levels so that you can actually extend this”.

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Rescuers have rushed more ships and vessels to the site of the disappearance, hoping underwater sounds they detected for a second straight day might help narrow their search in the urgent, international mission.

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But many obstacles still remain: from pinpointing the vessel’s location, to reaching it with rescue equipment, to bringing it to the surface – assuming it’s still intact. And all that has to happen before the passengers’ oxygen supply runs out. (Via AP)

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I’ve just been listening in to a very useful briefing from the Science Media Centre, in which the speakers were Prof Alistair Greig, professor of marine engineering at University College London, Dr Jamie Pringle, reader in Forensic Geosciences at Keele University and, Dr Rob Larter, a marine geophysicist with the British Antarctic Survey.

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• Asked about the huge size of the search area, Larter said: “We’ve all seen the reports of these sounds that have been detected, but the fact that the search areas still seems to be so large would seem to indicate that nobody thinks they have confidently been able to locate where those sounds are coming from.”

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Given the lack of information from the seabed, said Greig, “I’d say we’re still pretty much where we were on Monday really, in terms of the search I guess”.

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• Asked about how long it could take to bring the sub to the surface were it found, Greig said: “I don’t know how long it would take but in a normal operating scenario, I think it takes about two hours to get down to depth … and about two hours again [to come up].”

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• Asked about his assessment of the chances of a successful rescue mission, Greig said: “I think the key thing is that they can find it … but it’s not going to be instantaneous; every step takes time – this is the problem. And we’re running out of time.”

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Pringle said: “There’s always hope with these things but you know about the ‘golden first 24 hours’ – and we’re well past that stage. There’s always a chance – it’s never zero – but I think obviously in the long run, the longer the time that elapses, the lower the chances of success. That’s with anything from earthquake survival to searches. When it goes from a rescue to a recovery, I guess the coastguards will make that choice. But that will happen at some point.”

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Larter said: “It’s just a desperate situation. It’s kind of unimaginable if people are alive, trapped in a submersible with oxygen supplies running down. It doesn’t bear thinking about. An objective assessment of where things are at the moment? It doesn’t look good. But I think as Jamie said, you have to try to stay optimistic for as long as possible.”

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• Asked how long it could take to find Titan, Larter said: “How long is a piece of string? To find an object of this size in 3,800-metre water depth, it potentially could take weeks of intense survey. It very much depends on how tightly the area that has to be searched is defined.”

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• Asked whether the disappearance of Titan could spell the end of deep sea tourism, Larter said: “I think when people look at it afterwards, this will no doubt trigger an investigation and I think this may prove to be a key moment in thinking about how such activities are regulated in the future. It’s clear from the reports I’ve read that there is a lack of regulation governing what people can put in the water.”

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Greig added: “I think there are two issues here: there’s the regulation issue we’ve just heard about but there’s also the potential customer base – it may put people off wanting to pay to go on these trips.”

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• Asked if we were any closer to knowing what had gone wrong, Greig said: “I think the only thing we know that went wrong is that they lost communications. Beyond that, we don’t know. We’re not even sure yet whether it’s on the surface or the seabed, which is complicating the search.”

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Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the search for the submersible vessel Titan that went missing during a voyage to the wreck of the Titanic with five people onboard.

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The search for the OceanGate Expeditions tourist submersible is entering its fourth day after the vessel was reported overdue on Sunday evening about 435 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland.

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Officials have still said they are hopeful of a rescue despite growing concerns the oxygen supply on board is becoming dangerously low. Equipment from the US, Canada, the UK and France has been brought in to help find the vessel.

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Experts have said the search remains a technically challenging task because of the potential for bad weather and the difficulty in locating a small vessel in a vast ocean. So far the search has concentrated around an area where sounds were detected repeating at 30-minute intervals but authorities have said they have been unable to confirm the origin of these sounds.

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As of Wednesday night local time remotely operated deep-sea vehicles (ROV), capable of operating down to depths of 6km, were heading to the area to join the search and the US Navy is also sending a heavy-lifting system called Fadoss.

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It is understood the vessel had enough oxygen on board for 96 hours, though the true extent of its supply depends on several various including whether the vessel remains powered, the activity of those on board and whether they have remained calm and are able to control their breathing.

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Those onboard Titan are believed to be British billionaire Hamish Harding, 58; Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, with his 19-year-old son Suleman, who are both British citizens; French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77; and Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate Expeditions.

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We’ll bring you updates on the search as they happen.

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19-year old victim’s aunt: He was “terrified” prior to trip

The aunt of 19-year-old Suleman Dawood told NBC that her nephew was “terrified” of the expedition prior to embarking on it.

“I am thinking of Suleman, who is 19, in there, just perhaps gasping for breath … It’s been crippling, to be honest,” Azmeh said.

Azmeh also talked about her younger brother Shahzada who also died in the implosion, saying, “He was my baby brother … I held him up when he was born.”

She added that her brother was “absolutely obsessed” with the Titanic from an early age and that he loved visiting museum exhibitions on the wreck.

In an old undated video posted online following news of the implosion, the CEO of OceanGate Stockton Rush can be seen admitting that he broke some rules to create the submersible.

“I’d like to be remembered as an innovator. I think it was Gen McArthur that said, ‘You’re remembered for the rules you break.’

I have broken some rules to make this. I think I’ve broken them with logic and good engineering behind me. The carbon fibre and titanium there is a rule that you don’t do that. Well, I did,” Stockton said, referring to a combination of two materials that can cause a galvanic corrosion.

CEO Stockton Rush: “I have broken some rules to make this. (…) The carbon fibre and titanium there is a rule that you don’t do that. Well, I did.“#Titanic #OceanGate #Titan pic.twitter.com/XuUAMuCJ2v

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Titanic director James Cameron: “I’m struck by the similarity” of both incidents

Titanic film director James Cameron who has made 33 dives to the wreck site has responded to the news of OceanGate Titan’s submersible imploding.

In an interview with ABC, Cameron said:

I’ve been down there many times … I know the wreck site very well … I understand the engineering problems associated with building this type of vehicle and all the safety protocols …

This is a mature art and many people in the community were concerned about the sub … I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field on a moonless night and many people died as a result.”

‘Titanic’ director James Cameron on the ‘catastrophic implosion’ of Titan submersible: “I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field.” pic.twitter.com/vO8JkCXS5f

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‘Titanic’ director James Cameron on the ‘catastrophic implosion’ of Titan submersible: “I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field.” pic.twitter.com/vO8JkCXS5f

— ABC News (@ABC) June 22, 2023

Summary of the day so far

Five crew members aboard the submersible Titan were probably killed instantly in a “catastrophic implosion” as it descended to the wreck of the Titanic two miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, US Coast Guard officials said.
A large debris field containing five major pieces of the vessel were spotted by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) scouring the seabed near the Titanic wreck site 400 miles south of St John’s, Newfoundland, officials said. The debris was “consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber”, they said.
It is too early to tell exactly when the implosion occurred, officials said, noting that nothing was detected on sonar buoys deployed in the ocean in recent days.
Those aboard the submersible were British adventurer Hamish Harding, 58; French veteran Titanic explorer Paul Henri Nargeoloet, 77; British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son Suleman; and 61-year-old American Stockton Rush, co-founder of OceanGate, the company that operated the lost sub.
Officials could not confirm whether they will be able to recover the bodies of the crew members. The US Coast Guard will continue to investigate the site of the debris field, while vessels and personnel will be demobilised over the next 24 hours.

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Richard Garriott, president of the Explorers Club, of which Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargeolet were both members, has said he is “heartbroken for the families, friends and colleagues of those who were lost”.

The statement reads:

Our friends and fellow Explorers Club members Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargeolet are lost, along with Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, while trying to reach the RMS Titanic.

He said the club is “grateful for all our members and the scientific and exploration community around the world who have mobilized personnel and resources to support the search and rescue”.

Garriott described Harding as a “dear friend” to himself and the Explorers Club. “He holds several world records and has continued to push dragons off maps both in person and through supporting expeditions and worthy causes,” he says.

Harding and Nargeolet were “both drawn to explore … in the name of meaningful science for the betterment of mankind”, he added.

We’re heartbroken for the families, friends and colleagues of those who were lost. Their memories will be a blessing and will continue to inspire us in the name of science and exploration.

With Deepest Condolences – Loss of the Titan pic.twitter.com/Jj3KnujtV9

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The UK’s foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has paid tribute to the five crew members – including three British citizens – who died on board the Titan sub.

He posted to Twitter:

Tragic news that those on the Titan submersible, including three British citizens, have been lost following an international search operation.

The UK government is closely supporting the families affected and expresses our deepest condolences.

Tragic news that those on the Titan submersible, including three British citizens, have been lost following an international search operation.

The UK government is closely supporting the families affected and expresses our deepest condolences.

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Tragic news that those on the Titan submersible, including three British citizens, have been lost following an international search operation.

The UK government is closely supporting the families affected and expresses our deepest condolences.

— James Cleverly🇬🇧 (@JamesCleverly) June 22, 2023

Vessels and personnel to be demobilised over next 24 hours, says US Coast Guard

Teams will continue to investigate the site of the debris field, officials said.

Rear Adm Mauger said there were nine vessels on the scene as well as medical personnel and other technicians.

We will begin to demobilise personnel and vessels from the scene over the course of the next 24 hours. But we’re going to continue remote operations on the sea floor.

He said he did not have a timeline for when the remote operations on the seafloor would be stopped.

It is too early to know when the “catastrophic implosion” took place, Rear Adm Mauger says.

We know that as we’ve been prosecuting this search over the course of the last 72 hours.

Beyond that, we’ve had sonar buoys in the water nearly continuously and have not detected any catastrophic events when those buoys have been in the water.

Size of the debris field consistent with implosion, says expert

Asked if the sub could have collided with the Titanic, Carl Hartsville of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution says the wreck lies approximately 1,600 feet from the Titanic.

That area does not have any debris of Titanic, he says.

It is a smooth bottom there. To my knowledge and anything I’ve seen there’s no Titanic wreckage in that area.

The debris found of the Titan sub lies “200 plus metres” from the bow of the Titanic wreck, he says.

It’s consistent with the location of last communication for an implosion in the water column. The size of the debris field is consistent with that implosion in the water column.

R Adm John Mauger says ‘catastrophic implosion’ of vessel would have been picked up by sonar

Rear Adm John Mauger says there “doesn’t appear to be any connection” between the underwater noises detected in the search-and-rescue mission and the location on the seafloor.

This was a “catastrophic implosion” of the vessel which would have “generated a significant… sound down there that the sonar buoys would have picked up”, he says.

Asked what the prospects are for recovering the bodies of the crew members, Rear Adm John Mauger replies:

We’ll continue to work and continue to search the area, but I don’t have an answer for prospects at this time.

This is an “incredibly unforgiving environment”, he adds.

Five different pieces of debris signalled it was Titan sub, says expert

Paul Hankin, an undersea expert, says rescuers found “five different major pieces of debris that told us that it was the remains of the Titan”.

The initial thing we found was the nose cone… then we found a large debris field. Within that large debris field, we found the front end bell of the pressure hull. That was the first indication that there was a catastrophic event.

Shortly after, we found a second smaller debris field within that debris field. We found the other end of the press hull that…basically comprised of the totality of that pressure chamber…

We will do our best to fully map out what’s down there.

Rear Adm John Mauger says it is an “incredibly complex” case and that the team is still working to develop the details for the timeline.

The ROVs are operating in a complex environment on the seafloor over two miles beneath the surface, he says.

Rear Adm John Mauger says he hopes that this discovery provides some solace to the families of the crew on board the Titan sub during this difficult time.

He says the team have been in close contact with the British and French consuls general to ensure that they are fully apprised.

The US Coast Guard are “grateful for the rapid mobilisation of experts on the undersea search and rescue” and “incredibly grateful for this full spectrum of international assistance that’s been provided”.

The ROVs will remain on scene and continue to gather information, he says.

US Coast Guard confirms crew of Titan sub have died after ‘catastrophic’ event

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

Upon this determination, we immediately notified the families on behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the entire unified command. I offer my deepest condolences to the families.

Here’s the full statement by OceanGate, as reported by the BBC:

We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost.

These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans. Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time. We grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew.

This is an extremely sad time for our dedicated employees who are exhausted and grieving deeply over this loss. The entire OceanGate family is deeply grateful for the countless men and women from multiple organizations of the international community who expedited wide-ranging resources and have worked so very hard on this mission.

We appreciate their commitment to finding these five explorers, and their days and nights of tireless work in support of our crew and their families.

This is a very sad time for the entire explorer community, and for each of the family members of those lost at sea.

We respectfully ask that the privacy of these families be respected during this most painful time.