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

The Titan submersible imploded not far from the Titanic and all five passengers onboard have died, rear admiral John Mauger of the US Coast Guard has confirmed, offering his condolences to the explorers' families.

Two 'debris fields' were discovered by Coast Guard crews beneath the surface of the Atlantic and five different major pieces of debris including the nose cone and almost all of the pressure chamber.

Coast Guard experts said the implosion was not connected to reports of unidentified 'banging' noises picked up on Tuesday night and Wednesday by sonar buoys deployed by Canadian military aircraft

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