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Family of French Titanic explorer killed in implosion sues submersible firm

The Titan submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions that explored the wreckage of the Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland. © via REUTERS / OCEANGATE EXPEDITIONS

The family of French deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the operator of the submersible that imploded during a dive to the Titanic last year, killing him and four other people.

Nargeolet's estate filed the wrongful death suit against OceanGate in the western US state of Washington this week, accusing the US-based company of gross negligence.

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