Official news conference soon. The five have been lost sadly.
OceanGate statement in full
And here's the full statement from the company:
"We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been lost.
These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure, and a deep passion for exploring and protecting the world’s oceans. Our hearts are with these five souls and every member of their families during this tragic time. We grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew.
This is an extremely sad time for our dedicated employees who are exhausted and grieving deeply over this loss. The entire OceanGate family is deeply grateful for the countless men and women from multiple organisations of the international community who expedited wide-ranging resources and have worked so very hard on this mission.
We appreciate their commitment to finding these five explorers, and their days and nights of tireless work in support of our crew and their families.
This is a very sad time for the entire explorer community, and for each of the family members of those lost at sea.
We respectfully ask that the privacy of these families be respected during this most painful time."
The vehicle broke apart and confirmed parts of it have been found.
- Debris from the missing Titan sub has been found in the search site, a friend of the passengers says
- David Mearns tells the BBC a "landing frame and a rear cover from the submersible" were seen
- A debris field was found on the seabed near the Titanic wreck, the US Coast Guard announced earlie
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