Commemorations are being held for the five sailors who died while aboard the Titan submarine in what US officials describe as a "catastrophic implosion."





The victims were Stockton Rush, 61, Hamish Harding, 58, Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman Dawood, 19, as well as Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77.


Rear Adm Mauger of the Coast Guard stated on Thursday, June 22, that all five personnel aboard Titan were killed in what was most likely a "catastrophic implosion" based on debris patterns detected.


"Profound grief" was voiced by their relatives, who also praised their exploration efforts.


Major subparts were discovered on the bottom on Thursday, 480 meters from the Titanic shipwreck, by a robotic diving vehicle.



The US Navy discovered "an acoustic anomaly consistent with an implosion" shortly after Titan lost contact on Sunday.

James Cameron, who directed the 1997 movie Titanic and has made 33 dives to the debris, said he had terrible suspicions after the submarine vanished.


The sombre discovery brings to an end a global five-day search that covered more than 20,000 square kilometres of ocean.