The entire world has shaken up after hearing the shocking news of the Titanic submarine going missing in the depths of the ocean. Rescue operations continued for continuous 5 days only to find out that the Oceangate Titan submersible have faced an implosion underwater. The US Coast Guard stated on Friday morning that the vessel carrying these 5 passengers was found on the seabed in a dilapidated condition. According to a report by The Indian Express, all they could discover were fragments of the submarine.
Passengers Onboard The Oceangate Titan Submarine Are Presumed Dead
Here’s a recent update shared by OceanGate on its Facebook page.
A deep-diving robot managed to detect the broken vessel underwater. The robot vehicle from the Canadian ship Horizon Arctic could not find any traces of any human. The Oceangate and the US Coast Guard stated this morning that the passengers are dead. US Coast Guard said that a catastrophic implosion took away the lives of 5 people in the depths of the ocean water. Not a single remain of any human has been discovered after such massive multinational rescue operations. As a result, the passengers are now presumed dead.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, US Navy began investigating the 5 passengers right after they got notified about the vessel going missing. Also, the Navy conducted the search operations using a secret acoustic detection system.
Who Went On This Underwater Exploration Journey?
OceanGate Expeditions shared the details of all the 5 passengers who were onboard for this voyage to explore the Titanic wreckage underwater.
From a teen boy to some adults, 5 people from different places of the world went ahead on this voyage.
- Stockton Rush, the founder and CEO of OceanGate Expeditions was on this submersible to explore the century-old wreck of the Titanic.
- British billionaire Hamish Harding was also on this voyage.
- French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet took part in this journey too.
- Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood sat on the Oceangate Titan submarine to explore the remote places underwater.
- Along with Shahzada Dawood, his son Suleman, a 19-year-old boy also went ahead on this voyage as well.
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Sending our condolences to their family and friends.
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