

“The debris is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” US Coast Guard Rear Adm.

The tail cone and other debris from the missing submersible were found by a remotely operated vehicle about 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic, which rests about 13,000 feet deep in the North Atlantic Ocean. After a dayslong, massive search for a Titanic-bound submersible that captured international attention, US authorities announced the vessel had suffered a “catastrophic implosion” – and new information from a US Navy source helps shed light on when that disaster may have unfolded.Īll five people aboard the submersible, known as the “Titan,” were killed, the US Coast Guard said in a Thursday news conference.
