OceanGate, the operator of the Titan submersible, released a statement on Thursday, June 22, saying they believe the five crew members “Unfortunately, they are lost.”
“We believe that our CEO, Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and her son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargeole are unfortunately missing,” the company said in a statement.
“These men were true explorers who shared a keen 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 with all members of their families in these tragic moments. We mourn the loss of life and the joy they brought to everyone they met,” he said.
The US Coast Guard said debris found Thursday in the search area points to “catastrophic vessel implosion”.
Officials said they would demobilize ships from the scene within the next 24 hours, but added that remote operations would continue on the bottom of the sea.

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Titan lost touch with the past Sunday 18 June.
Since then, the US, France and Canada have joined in the search and rescue of five passengers aboard the submersible.
The passengers were: Pakistani businessman shahzada davud48 years old and his son Suleman Daoud, 19 years; investigator Paul Henri Nargeole, British millionaire Hamish Harding and Stockton RushCEO of OceanGate Expeditions.