What Happens To The Missing Bodies From Titanic Submersible? 6 Key Points Shared By Coast Guard

A deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a "catastrophic implosion" that killed everyone aboard, the US Coast Guard said on Thursday. Thus ending a multinational five-day search for the vessel.

In a remote corner of the North Atlantic, a robotic diving vehicle deployed from a Canadian ship discovered a debris field from the submersible Titan. The vessel, which had limited oxygen supplies, had gone missing on Sunday morning, an hour, and 45 minutes into what should have been a two-hour dive to the world's most famous shipwreck.

Prior to the Coast Guard's press conference, OceanGate issued a statement saying there were no survivors among the five men aboard the Titan, including the company's founder and chief executive officer, Stockton Rush, who was piloting the Titan.

British billionaire Hamish Harding, 58, Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son, Suleman, and French oceanographer and renowned Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, were the other passengers.

Here Are The Key Points From US Coast Guard's Press Conference:

1. It was discovered about 1,600ft away from the bow of the Titanic resting on the sea floor.
2. Five major fragments of the 22-foot (6.7-meter) Titan were located in the debris field left from its disintegration, including the vessel's tail cone and two sections of the pressure hull, Coast Guard officials said. No mention was made of whether human remains were sighted, the US Coast Guard said as per Reuters.
3. The bodies of the five passengers may never be recovered from the Atlantic. "This is an incredibly unforgiving environment out there on the sea floor. The debris is consistent with the catastrophic implosion of the vessel. We will continue to work and search the area down there but I don't have an answer on prospects at this time," said Rear Admiral John Mauger of the US Coast Guard.
4. The US Coast Guard is unclear whether the Titan imploded when the submersible first lost contact with its mother ship. Sonar buoys had been in the water for the past 72 hours and that they had not picked up any evidence of an implosion, suggesting that it had happened early on in the dive.
5. Mauger also stated that there was not any connection between the banging noises heard during the search and the location on the sea floor. However, a daily, citing unnamed US defense officials, said the sound was picked up by a top-secret system designed to detect enemy submarines.
6. The debris field was located in close proximity to the shipwreck, indicating that the failure of the Titan likely occurred towards the end of its descent on Sunday, as suggested by the timing of the last communication.