Titanic sub: Investigations under way after five die in ‘catastrophic implosion’

US navy first heard the implosion hours after the submersible began its mission, according to reports

US rear admiral John Mauger of the US coast guard: Debris discovered on the ocean floor suggests the submersible Titan suffered a 'catastrophic loss' of pressure. Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty
US rear admiral John Mauger of the US coast guard: Debris discovered on the ocean floor suggests the submersible Titan suffered a 'catastrophic loss' of pressure. Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty