U.S. Coast Guard Admiral John Mogher announced in a press conference in Boston that all crew members of the submarine have died. He explained that an autonomous vehicle capable of deep-diving discovered a "debris field" today, Thursday, near the site of the Titanic, which was found to belong to the submarine "Titan." He anticipated that a massive explosion due to pressure tore the submarine apart. He noted that the debris was scattered over a distance of approximately 500 meters near the Titanic, about 900 miles east of Cape Cod in a remote part of the Atlantic Ocean, where rescue teams from the U.S., Canada, and France searched for the submarine, which had gone missing on Sunday. The Coast Guard expressed condolences to the families of the five individuals onboard and mentioned that work is underway to gather details regarding the circumstances of the submarine's sinking. Admiral Mogher spoke about finding five large parts of different sizes from the submarine, stating, "The submarine wreckage suggests a catastrophic loss," indicating an internal explosion, and confirmed that recovering the bodies of the crew from the sunken submarine is challenging but efforts will continue. He concluded, "It is too early to discuss when the explosion occurred in the submarine."
**OceanGate**
The company operating the missing submarine, OceanGate, confirmed in a statement on Thursday evening that they "lost the submarine crew," adding, "We mourn the lives we lost."
**8 Hours**
Today, the issue of the delay in notifying authorities about the missing submarine crew emerged, with families waiting for 8 hours before reporting, hoping for its return, especially since it had previously gone missing and returned after hours, unlike this last trip.
**Titan**
The desperate search for the Titan submarine, which measures 6.7 meters in length, reached a critical point on Thursday morning, as it was estimated that the oxygen supply available for the five people onboard was almost depleted, or may have already run out. The Titan submarine, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, based in the U.S., began its two-hour journey at 8 AM (1200 GMT) on Sunday but lost contact with the support vessel. The submarine started its journey with sufficient oxygen for 96 hours, according to the company, indicating that the oxygen likely ran out on Thursday morning. Experts say the exact timing of the oxygen depletion depends on various factors, including whether the submarine had power and the calmness of those onboard. A robot from a French research vessel dived toward the ocean floor today searching for any trace of the Titan submarine.
**Titanic**
The wreck of the Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, resulting in the drowning of over 1,500 people, lies approximately 1,450 kilometers east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and 644 kilometers south of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Among the passengers of the submarine who embarked on the $250,000 per person exploratory tourism trip were British billionaire Hamish Harding (58 years old) and Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood (48 years old) along with his son Suleiman (19 years old), both British citizens. It was also reported that French explorer and oceanographer Paul-Henri Nargeolet (77 years old) and the founder and CEO of OceanGate Expeditions, Rush Stockton, were onboard the submarine.
**Starlink**
In a review of tweets from OceanGate Expeditions, the manufacturer of the "Titan" submarine, which has its founder missing, a tweet from the company surfaced thanking Elon Musk for providing them with satellite internet service through his company, Starlink.
