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Nicole Karlis

Lost Titanic sub imploded: Coast Guard

The search for the missing submersible Titan that disappeared in an attempt to view the RMS Titanic has concluded. On Thursday, the U.S. Coastguard hosted a press conference announcing that "five major pieces of debris" found were from the lost vessel, including its tail cone. The wreckage indicates that there was an implosion, or a violent collapse inward, that was "consistent with catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber."

"The debris is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel," Rear Admiral John Mauger said during the press conference.

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