Pilot, crew of Titan submersible believed to be dead, expedition company says
All five onboard the missing Titan sub are believed to have died, the company which operates the submersible said in a statement. “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,” a statement said.
Missing submarine: All five passengers confirmed dead
The company that owns the submersible Titan informed, according to the data available to it, that the five crew members have not survived.
The Coast Guard has reported that debris discovered within the search area of the missing Titan submarine while exploring the wreckage of the Titanic is consistent with the ship.
The wreckage is compatible with a catastrophic implosion of the submersible.
In the Titan that disappeared four days ago, five people were traveling.
OceaGate Official Statement
The lives of the passengers on the Titanic-bound submarine “have sadly been lost.”
“We believe our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and her son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly died”
“These men were true explorers who shared a distinctive spirit of adventure and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans,” the statement said. “Our hearts go out to these five souls and each member of their families during this tragic time. We are sorry for the loss of life and the joy they brought to everyone they knew.”
