All five people killed aboard submersible “Titan,” on exploration dive to wreckage of Titanic

The US Coast Guard said today that the missing submersible was destroyed in a catastrophic implosion during descent and all five aboard were killed. Meanwhile, a Wall Street Journal report published last night said that US Navy’s underwater microphones heard suspected submersible explosion hours after it began its descent.

They said that a robotic diving vehicle discovered a debris field from the submersible Titan on the seabed, and identified five major fragments of the vessel. No mention was made of human remains. Titan was on its descent to the wreck of the Titanic ship about 12,500 feet underwater when it lost contact with the surface vehicle on Sunday. OceanGate Expeditions, which ran the mission, also issued a statement saying there were no survivors among the five men aboard the Titan.