The crew of the bathyscaphe "Titan" died due to a "catastrophic explosion"

All members of the crew of the bathyscaphe "Titan", which disappeared during a dive to the wreckage of the "Titanic", died. This was reported by OceanGate, which owns a deep-sea vehicle.

“We believe that our CEO, Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Narjolay, have sadly passed away. These people were true explorers who shared a special spirit of adventure and a deep passion for the exploration and protection of the oceans,” said . the statement

The death of the crew is confirmed by the US Coast Guard. They reported that the wreckage of the Titan was found at the bottom of the ocean, 500 meters from the bow of the Titanic. Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger said five large fragments have so far been found that indicate a "catastrophic explosion" occurred on the ship.

It, according to The Wall Street Journal, was recorded by the US Navy's top-secret sonar submarine detection system. The publication, citing an unnamed representative of the US Navy, claims that the military began to listen to the Titan almost immediately after communication with it was lost.

Former OceanGate director David Lochridge told The Associated Press that back in 2018 he warned the company's management about the dangers of using the Titan at great depths and called for additional tests. However, then they did not listen to him, considering him insufficiently competent in this matter.

Communication with the deep-sea submersible "Titan" was lost on the morning of June 18. The bathyscaphe also disappeared from the radar of the mother ship Polar Prince. This happened an hour and 45 minutes after the start of the dive.

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