All five people aboard the Titan have now been declared dead. Their bodies are unlikely to be recovered.
Remote search vehicle found debris field about 500 metres from the bow of Titanic on sea floor.Authorities notified the families of the five passengers and crew that they were assumed dead.Five men who went missing during an expedition to see the wreck of the Titanic died after a “catastrophic implosion” of their vessel, marking a tragic end to an international rescue mission across the North Atlantic.
“The debris is consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. Upon this determination, we immediately notified the families. On behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the entire unified command, I offer my deepest condolences to the families.” The Coast Guard announcement came four days into a search that captivated the world and reignited questions about the growing market for extreme tourism, where individuals are willing to pay hefty amounts of money to view parts the Earth - or space - that most people will never see.
But remote-controlled underwater vehicles searching where the noises were detected did not yield results, and officials cautioned that sounds might not have originated from the Titan.
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