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New details are being shared about the discovery of the missingTitansubmersible.
After the reporteddeaths of its five passengerswere announced on Thursday, U.S. Navy officialsshared withThe Wall Street Journalthat a top-secret military acoustic detection system heard what is believed to be the Titan submersible implosion hours after the submersiblebegan its voyage on Sunday.
“The U.S. Navy conducted an analysis of acoustic data and detected an anomaly consistent with an implosion or explosion in the general vicinity of where the Titan submersible was operating when communications were lost,” a senior U.S. Navy official shared in a statement to the outlet. “While not definitive, this information was immediately shared with the Incident Commander to assist with the ongoing search and rescue mission.”
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While speaking about the debris in apress conference on Thursday, the Coast Guard explained that the debris was found 1,600 feet from the bough of the tailbone of theTitanicand shared that the debris field was “consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel.”
OceanGate Expeditions, the company that hosted the expedition, alsoconfirmed the discoveryof the missing vessel in a statement to PEOPLE.
“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,” the company said in a statement.
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“These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans,” the statement continued. “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.”
source: people.com
