All 5 people on board missing submersible dead

All 5 people on board missing submersible dead

The US Coast Guard has announced that a debris field found by searchers near the Titanic is wreckage from the missing Titan submersible.

In a press briefing on Thursday afternoon, US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) discovered the tail cone of the Titan submersible about half a kilometre from the bow of the Titanic on the sea floor.

"The ROV subsequently found additional debris. In consultation with experts from within the unified command, the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber," Mauger added.